Level Of Knowledge of Recreation Possessed by Academic Staff of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the level of knowledge of recreation possessed by academic staff of
Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. A cross-sectional survey design was used for the study. The
population and at the same time sample for the study was 358 academic staff of the college. A close -ended
questionnaire was used for data collection after five experts have established its face and contenl validity.
The questionnaire's reliability co-efficient of .72 was established using Pearson product moment correlation
in conjunction with Spearman-Brown correction statistic. The generated data were analyzed using
percentage. The study showed that academic staff of the college possessed low knowledge of the concept of
recreation; recreational activities, and importance of participating in recreation. Necessary
recommendations were made and implications of the findings for fitness, and recreation education were
articulated and highlighted.