Browsing by Author "Bewaji, O.B"

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    PERCEIVED MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING LEISURE-TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA\
    (International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2013) Ajibua, M.A; Olorunsola, H.K; Bewaji, O.B
    The benefits of involvement in leisure-time physical activity have attracted individuals, groups and governments to it. There is compelling evidence that an active and fit way of life has many important health benefits and that sedentary habits are associated with increased risks of numerous chronic diseases and decreases longevity. The aim of this study was to identify motivational factors influencing leisure-time physical activity involvement among staff of tertiary institutions in Ondo State. For the purpose of the study, 200 teaching and 200 teaching staff were selected for the purpose of achieving equal representation of the staff population from Government-owned tertiary institutions in the state using convenience sampling technique. The result of the study indicated that the major factors influencing involvement in leisure-time physical activity among the staff are personal motivation/interest and peer group influence. It thus suggested that the motivational factors for involvement in leisure-time physical activities among various social groups therefore need to be understood by leisure managers and coaches as this will assist them to fashion out programmes that will meet the needs and aspiration of the people.
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    A Strategic Content Analysis of Media Reporting on Sports in Nigeria: A Case Study of National Newspapers.
    (IISTE : Journal of Education and Practice, 2013) Ajibua, M.A; Oladitan, I.O; Adesina, O.T; Bewaji, O.B
    Sport and media has a long history of interconnectedness. This union has resulted to a marriage laced with tremendous benefits for both media and sport. As a result of their commercialization, sport and media has continued to grow globally. Inspite of the contributions of the symbiotic relationship between media and sport in Nigeria to national economy, the mutuality has not received attention from researchers. Thus, the study is out to ascertain the status of newspaper reporting on sport in Nigeria with a view of using it to drive national sport development. The study used six (6) national newspapers in Nigeria spread across the 12 months of 2012 (January-December). The content analysis of the frequency of news items and photographs on education, business, health politics and sports were carried out. The total of 17,676 news and photographs were collated. The results showed that sport received more patronage from newspapers outlets in Nigeria that any sector of the national economy.