Sport: Tool for Sustainable Wellbeing of Persons with Physical Disability in National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria
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Date
2019
Authors
Ademiju, P.U.
Azubuike, C.U.
Obijekwu, O.O.
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Journal of Educational thought
Abstract
To live a fulfilled life is the desire of every individual, however, this desire can be jeopardized by unforeseen circumstances that could be associated with disability unhealthy behaviour, poverty, sickness or death. Sport is a powerful tool for transforming the disability and dependable life to ability and independent individual As such, this study examined sport as sustainable development goals attainment tool for the promotion of persons with physical disability. The sample for the study were one hundred and ten (110) athlete with disability who were randomly selected from amputee, dwarf, deaf and dumb and paraplegic athletes. Questionnaire made up of 28 items with four sections was used on sample consisting of four-point Likert scale was used to collect responses. Descriptive statistic of percentage statistical tools were used to analyse the data while inferential statistic of chi-square was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05alpha level. The result showed that participation in sport promote the physical wellness, emotional wellness, social wellness and economic wellness of persons with disability. Based on the findings, it was recommendations that: governments should ensure that persons with disabilities have access to sport as well as having recreational venues as spectators, person with disabilities should be included in physical education within the school system and enjoy access to sport without
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Keywords
Sport , Disability Well-being, , Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Ademiju, P.U., Azubuike, C.U. & Obijekwu, O.O. (2019). Sport: Tool for Sustainable Wellbeing of Persons with Physical Disability in National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Educational thought. 8(1).11-27