Organisational and Administrative Factors as Predictors of Undergraduates Intramural Sports Participation: A Case Study of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
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2022-12
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Lead City University
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Intramural sport is a physical activity that gives participants a chance to experience enjoyment and competition, while at the same time acquiring positive outcomes such as new challenges, social interactions, skill enhancement and increased levels of fitness as well as enhanced physical and mental health. However, previous studies paid little concentrations on intramural sports participation and predictive factors such as organisational and administrative in tertiary institutions. This study therefore examined organisational and administrative factors as predictors of intramural sports participation among undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State. The descriptive survey research design was adapted in this study. Proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 1166 respondents; while questionnaire was used for data collection. The descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages and inferential statistics of regression were used for the analysis. The result of the study revealed that the level of intramural sports participation among the undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede was low. There was a significant joint prediction of organizational factors on intramural sports participation among undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede (F(3,1165)=34.169, p<0.05). Sport funding (ß=0.263, t=9.037, p<0.05) and timetable scheduling (ß=0.098, t=3.486, p<0.05) had significant relative prediction on intermural sports participation among the respondents, while organizational policy (ß=-0.029, t=-0.999, p<0.05) did not. There was a significant joint prediction of administrative factors on intramural sports participation among undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede (F(2,1165)=17.223, p<0.05). Availability of personnel (ß=0.165, t=5.582, p<0.05) and personnel competencies (ß=0.086, t=2.928, p<0.05) had significant relative prediction on intermural sports participation among the respondents. It was therefore recommended that Sports Council of Adeleke University, Ede, in collaboration with academic planning Unit, should ensure that undergraduates are enlightened on the benefits that are attached to intramural sports.
Keywords: Intramural, Sports participation, Organisational and Administrative factors.
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Kate Turabian