dc.contributor.author | Kemboi, Wednester J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-02T08:32:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-02T08:32:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kemboi,W.J.,2013.Impact Of Athletics On Youth Empowerment: A Study Of Iten Town, Elgeiyo Marakwet County, Kenya. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/56344 | |
dc.description.abstract | Kenya is a great sporting nation. The name Kenya has become an epitome for
athletic prowess thanks to it‟s the youthful and strong athletes. At many recent and
past athletic Olympic and international athletic activities, the sight of Kenyan winning
such events has become a norm. From such success in international athletic activities
and producing world champions coupled by high rates of unemployment among the
Kenyan youth, many young people are now attempting to participate in athletics as an
avenue to empower themselves and be part of success in this arena. This study
endeavored to explore this Kenyan asset through an analysis on the impact of athletics
on youth empowerment in Iten town. Iten Town, a small town in the Elgeiyo
Marakwet County has recently become a hub for residential and training for both
local and international athletes.
Therefore, this research sought to explore the impact of athletics on youth
empowerment in Iten town. The study was anchored on the following objectives: to
determine the extent to which youth participate in athletics, to establish the influence
of athletics on the life of the youth, to explore incidences of youth empowerment as a
results of athletics and to explore the role of government in promoting athletics for
youth empowerment. The study theoretical framework was anchored on the
community empowerment theory and the variables for the study were the impact of
athletics as the independent variable while youth empowerment was the dependable
variable. The research designed used was a descriptive survey design involving the
use of semi structured questionnaires and interviews of key informants. A sample of
100 respondents was obtained through stratified sampling technique, including a
sample of ten key informants who were purposively selected through purposive
sampling. Data analysis was done by use of descriptive statistics analysis.
Data was analyzed through qualitative and quantitative approaches so as to
gather as much information as possible. The results of the study showed that athletics
had a positive impact on youth empowerment. Results of the study further showed
that through athletics the youth were economically empowered and that the impact of
athletics not only influenced the youth but also the community at large had benefited
as a result of athletics. The findings showed that although the government offered
training facilities to empower the youth through athletics, more efforts and facilities
that are essential was needed to further empower the youth .
The study recommends that the government should regularly provide training
facilities to the youth in the area through availing enough manpower and
infrastructure to facilitate more youth in engaging in athletics as a mean to empower
themselves. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Impact of athletics on youth empowerment: a study of Iten town, Elgeiyo Marakwet county, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | College of Education and External Studies | en |