Sports Health Education Instructional for Women at the University of Jeddah
[Thesis]
Aljedani, Areej Kareem K
Baird, Kelly D
Concordia University Chicago
2020
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Ed.D.
Concordia University Chicago
2020
The promotion of sports-related health activities at educational facilities represents an area of concern for the healthcare sector as it can significantly reduce the occurrence of health complications and promote positive health and lifestyle choices among students. Because of this, I chose to focus on exploring the integration of sports health education into the curriculum of the University of Jeddah, which is among the critical institutions in Saudi Arabia that dedicates considerable time and effort to ensure that its students make healthy life choices and engage in physical activities. The purpose of the study is to explore whether the introduction of a sports health education instructional program at the University of Jeddah would have a positive impact on the prevalence of chronic and acute diseases among students. This study involves both quantitative and qualitative data using primary and secondary methods; a comparison of the results of the two approaches was conducted to determine deviations in the findings. The primary methods of qualitative data collection include questionnaires, interviews, and observations, while secondary methods include the analysis of reports from the university departments as well as health care institutions. Random selection of participants yielded a sample of 113 students and four 4faculty members to acquire evidence-based findings to facilitate the understanding of how the integration of sports-related health activities can benefit the health and well-being of students at the University of Jeddah.