Impact of Terrorism on Students’ Participation in Co-Curricular Activities of Secondary School Students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Journal Title: Educational Research International - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
The study aimed at identifying the terrorism’s impact on the co-curricular activities of secondary school students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study was significant because Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the worst terrorism affected province. The major objective of the study was to examine the impact of terrorism on students’ participation in co-curricular activities of secondary school students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. To achieve this objective it was assumed that terrorism has impact on the co-curricular activities of secondary school students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For this purpose five hundred and sixty secondary school students their parents, and 112 class teachers were selected from 56 schools (28public and 28 private) of 7 districts but due to sensitive nature of study the sample was refined to 450 students their parents and 100 class teachers which made the sample size to be 1000. In order to collect the data, questionnaire with 5-point Likert scale was used as tool. Chi square test was used as statistical instrument. It was found agreed that co-curricular activities are affected by terrorism. Parents forbade their children to participate in co-curricular activities. It was concluded fear among the students due to terrorism affected the students’ participation in the co-curricular activities. The study suggested that co-curricular activities should be held in secure environment and students should be encouraged to participate in such healthy competitions to keep them away from boosted terrorism. .
Authors and Affiliations
Muhammad Bilal, R. A. Farooq, Rabia Tabassum, Hafiz M. Irshad Ullah
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