PERCEIVED IMPACT OF AVAILABILITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA’S COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Abstract

This study examined the Perceived Impact of Availability of Human Resources on the
Implementation of Physical Education Programmes in Nigeria’s Colleges of
Education. The study was guided by eight objectives. The research design for the
study was the survey (Ex-post-facto) research design. The population of this study
comprises all academic staff of Physical and Health Education (PHE) (N=720) in 90
public (31 Federal and 59 State Colleges of Education) in Nigeria that offer Physical
Education programmes. For the purpose of the study, forty-five 45 (50%) of the
Colleges of Education that offer the programme across the six (6) geo-political zones
of Nigeria were selected as the sample. Simple random sampling technique was used
to select the sampled colleges to give each College equal probability of being
selected as well as being represented in the study. A self-structured questionnaire
was used for data collection. A 5-point Likert-scale was used for the scoring of
responses that were provided by the respondents. Mean (X) and standard deviation
(SD) were used to analyse responses to the research question, while inferential
statistics of Chi-square (x2) was used to test the formulated null hypothesis at 0.05
level of significance. From the study it was established that Availability of Human
Resources significantly impact on the successful implementation of Physical
Education programmes in Nigeria's Colleges of Education. Based on the findings of
made, it is recommended that Colleges of Education that offer PHE Programmes in
Nigeria should ensure sustainable availability of PHE teachers through recruitment.