TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Declaration ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Table of Contents vii
Abstract x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 7
1.3 Purpose of the Study 8
1.4 Research Questions 8
1.5 Scope of the Study 9
1.6 Clarification of Major Terms and Variable 9
1.7 Significance of the Study 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Concept of Play 12
2.2 Concept of Outdoor Play Activities 15
2.3 Types of Outdoor Play 23
2.4 Factors for Selecting Outdoor Play Activities 24
2.5 Level of Usage of Outdoor Play Activities in Nigeria 29
2.6 Factor Affecting the Quality of Concept of Outdoor Play 33
2.7 Appraisal of Reviewed Literature 35
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design 37
3.2 Population of the Study 37
3.3 Sample and Sampling Techniques 38
3.4 Research Instrument 38
3.5 Validation of the Research Instrument 39
3.6 Produce for Data Collection 39
3.7 Data Analysis Techniques 39
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND INTERRELATION
4.1 Descriptive Analysis of Respondents 40
4.2 Answering Research Questions 41
4.3 Summary of Findings 46
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Discussion of the Findings 47
5.2 Conclusion 49
5.3 Recommendations 50
5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies 51
Reference 52
Appendix 57
Abstract
Play is the root and foundation of creativity in arts and science as well as in the daily life. The usage for instructional purpose as Outdoor play offers children a diversity of environmental stimuli that contributes to increased use of senses, increased health benefits, interactive physical activity, and experimentation with social situations that prepare children for future life experiences. This study, therefore, examines the quality of outdoor play in Kwara South public primary schools. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. Purposive sampling techniques was used to select the sample of 100 primary school teachers involved in the study. A researcher designed questionnaire tagged the quality of outdoor play in Kwara South public primary schools was used for data collection. Percentage was used to answer the research question. The study revealed that the outdoor play activities in Kwara South public primary schools are jumping puddles and noughts and crosses, the quality of outdoor play in Kwara South public primary schools was low. The level of utilization of outdoor play in Kwara South public primary schools was low and the extent of teachers’ skills in the use of outdoor play in Kwara South public primary schools was high. The study recommended that Government and school administrators should work towards the provision of equipment that will facilitate outdoor play activities. Effort should be geared towards increasing quality of outdoor play in Kwara South public primary schools. Teachers should be trained on the use of outdoor play as a method of teaching that is advocated in the National Policy on primary education in Nigeria Parents should be orientated on the influence of their parenting activities on family involvement and the need to be more democratic while dealing with their children.