A Comparative Study On The Physical Education Programs Of The Government And Private Schools In Tripura

Abstract

The present research examines the physical education programs of the government and private schools in Tripura. For this study, the researcher has selected 88 nos. of government schools, which are under Vidyajyoti schools, and 28 nos. of private schools (government unaided). 88 nos. of Vidyajyoti schools (government) were selected by using the purposive sampling method: 55 nos. of Vidyajyoti schools, which are located in rural areas, and 33 nos. of Vidyajyoti schools, which are located in urban areas in Tripura. On the other hand, 28 nos. of private schools were selected by the same method: 18 nos. of private schools, which are located in rural areas, and 10 nos. of private schools, which are located in urban areas in Tripura. To obtain the data, the researcher used a questionnaire on the physical education program that was constructed and standardized by Dr. S. K. Paul under the name of S. K. Paul’s Physical Education Program Scale. This scale was administered to the physical education personnel of the rural and urban Vidyajyoti schools and private schools in Tripura. The obtained data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (t-test). Descriptive statistics implied that the data was more or less normal. And a t-test revealed that there were significant differences in the physical education programs of Vidyajyoti and private schools in Tripura. So, the present study suggests that larger-scale studies are required for more generalization