The impact of physical education on children in selected primary schools in Banda sub-county Namayingo district in Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Oundo, Dora | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-20T17:01:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-20T17:01:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In response to the dramatic rise in child stoutness and Growth rate, the researcher advocated a study on “impact of physical education on children in selected primary schools in Banda sub county Namayingo district in Uganda”. Primary school children spend a lot of time in class and little time is allocated in physical education (PE) classes. However, little is known about the effect of PE on child weight, growth rate and body fitness. This paper measures that effect by instrumenting for child PE time with state policies, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. Results from models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of Growth rate among children. This represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on children in line with body weight and growth rate, and thus offers at least some support to the assumptions behind the reasonable recommendations. Syllabus content related to PE does not have any significant impact on the growth of children in Primary schools in Uganda, exercise time slot affects children growth has impact on the growth of children in primary school and Teachers’ skills in PE has impact on the growth of children in primary school. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oundo, D. (2024). The impact of physical education on children in selected primary schools in Banda sub-county Namayingo district in Uganda [Research report]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/3182 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | The impact of physical education on children in selected primary schools in Banda sub-county Namayingo district in Uganda | |
| dc.type | Thesis |