Minority students' participation in sports-based character school programme in Pekan, Pahang /
Participation of minority students in sport is ubiquitously scattered nationwide in Malaysia. Under such phenomenon, students' sports participation in schools is known to have been practiced in a school program called sports-based character programme. This study attempts to elucidate the nature...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2013
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| Online Access: | Click here to view 1st 24 pages of the thesis. Members can view fulltext at the specified PCs in the library. |
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| Summary: | Participation of minority students in sport is ubiquitously scattered nationwide in Malaysia. Under such phenomenon, students' sports participation in schools is known to have been practiced in a school program called sports-based character programme. This study attempts to elucidate the nature of minority students' participation in the programme. It also attempts to find out problems faced by these students throughout their participation in school sports programme. Apart from that, this study also seeks to explore the advantages gained by minority students. In order to attain meaningful data, the researcher carried out focus group interview. In this case, 40 minority students from two different schools were interviewed. The findings of this study revealed that sports-based character school programme have been the mechanism that gives evidence to trigger social integration. The researcher, through observation had witnessed students do get along with other ethnics while they went on training, culled together as a group in competition venues. Finally, from focus group interviews that provided the researcher the bulk of qualitative information, minority students reiterated that sports-based character school programme is the impetus, pointing to a meaningful tool for social inclusion. The researcher observed that it is through winning and participating that had motivated students to stand out and feel dignified. The researcher found that social mobility is conspicuous in sports participation and is exemplified when participants move from one social position to another. Finally, the findings of this study will benefit those who are directly involved with minority students especially schools, related ministries and academics. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 94 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-90). |