Obstacles to girls practicing sports in the school environment from the parents’ point of view (a field study in the city of M’Sila)

Abstract

What is observed in the Algerian school environment, especially at the middle and secondary levels, is the reluctance of girls to the session of the sport, through justifying with exemption certificates even at the baccalaureate, because several obstacles. the study aimed to identify the most important barriers to girls 'sport in school by asking themselves the following questions: What are the barriers that prevent girls from participating in school-based activities from the parents' point of view?We followed the descriptive approach on a sample of 80 fathers in the city of M'Sila, who were selected randomly during the second semester of 2018.And We used a 30-item questionnaire divided into three axes: social environment (10 items), religious factor (10 items), cultural factors (10 items) are treated according to three variants: (high 3), (medium 2), ( low 1). Using the appropriate statistical methods, the study revealed the following results:

- The social environment hinders women to play sports of great degree.

- The religious factors impede the women to play sports of great degree.

- The cultural factors impede the women to play sports of great degree.