PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF RELIGION ON MUSLIM WOMEN SPORTS PARTICIPATION IN SHARIA COMPLIANT STATES IN NIGERIA
PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF RELIGION ON MUSLIM WOMEN SPORTS PARTICIPATION IN SHARIA COMPLIANT STATES IN NIGERIA
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2017-08
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DAUDA, Nuratu
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The study examined the perceived influence of religion on Muslim women sports
participation in sharia compliant States in Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study,
ex-post facto design was adopted. The population for the study comprised of all the
Muslim women in the nine (9) sharia compliant states in Nigeria. The sample for the
study was 384 Muslim women drawn from three sharia compliant states: Kano, Niger and
Zamfara states. The data collected for the study were statistically analyzed using
descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation (Std) to test and analyze bio-data
variables and to answer research questions. Inferential statistics of Chi-square was used
to test all stated hypotheses with a view to either accept or reject each null hypothesis.
The level of significance was set at 0.05. The major findings from the study showed that:
There is significant influence of culture on Muslim women sports participation in sharia
compliant states in Nigeria. Parental influence had significant influence on Muslim
women sports participation in sharia compliant states in Nigeria, There was significant
influence of level of awareness of the benefits of sports on Muslim women sports
participation in sharia compliant states in Nigeria, there was significant influence of level
of awareness of Islamic Injunction on Muslim women participation in sports in Sharia
compliant state in Nigeria. The researcher recommended that: the Muslim leaders and
the preachers should, educate the women on how Islam supports their participation in
sports. Government should sensitize the Muslim women on the benefits of their
participation such as good health/fitness gainful employment, scholarship and prevention
of injuries as a result of sports participation. All cultural beliefs against women
participation in sports should be discouraged by parents, teachers, Islamic Preachers and
so on. Parents need to influence their female children on the need to participate in sports
instead of discouraging them.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT
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PERCEIVED INFLUENCE ,, RELIGION,, MUSLIM WOMEN SPORTS PARTICIPATION,, SHARIA COMPLIANT STATES,, NIGERIA