Ishmael Owen Opoku

• Physical Education Tutor at Konongo-Odumase Senior High School, Konongo Ghana W/A

Despite research advocating the importance of developing and testing new interventions to promote physical activity in emerging adults, such literature is extinct among Ghanaian university students. This study examined the potential of emerging technologies in promoting physical activity among such populations in Ghana. Using semi-structured interv...

COVID-19 disrupted education and school sports which resumed after the pandemic. This study explores motivational factors influencing college students' participation in sports after the pandemic with reference to gender. The study employed a rigorous descriptive methodology and simple random sampling, with four hundred (400) college student-athlete...

Attendance at sporting events is influenced by a myriad of factors including the presence of star players on teams. Despite this, there is little literature on the influence of star players on attendance at matches in the Ghanaian Premier League. Therefore, this study investigated whether the presence of star players can affect match day attendance...

The Coronavirus pandemic has extremely affected various activities worldwide including school sports. Despite this, little has been done on the consequences of the cancellation of school sporting activities due to the pandemic on the well-being of students. The present study ascertained how cancellation of school sports due to the Covid-19 pandemic...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected many people since its discovery in December 2019. The easiest mode of contracting the virus and the increase in the death rate has resulted in scientists finding an everlasting remedy to control the situation. In the current study, the general knowledge of Ghanaians on the COVID-19 pandemic was examined. Again,...

The present study examines the perception of senior high school (SHS) students on the coronavirus and the use of masks to prevent the disease. Semi-structured interviews were employed as a form of data collection with purposively sampled twenty-four (24) senior high school students comprising twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females aged sixteen t...

The present study examines the perception of senior high school (SHS) students on the coronavirus and the use of masks to prevent the disease. Semi-structured interviews were employed as a form of data collection with purposively sampled twenty-four (24) senior high school students comprising twelve (12) males and twelve (12) females aged sixteen t...

The body of knowledge about the students` attitude and perception towards Physical Education and Physical Activity has increased in recent times. Despite this notion, some students have negative perceptions about the subject. The current study aims to investigate the College of Distance Education students` attitudes and perceptions towards the lear...

The teaching of Physical Education which is part of the educational and teaching processes has many positive effects on the individual. The subject is a discipline that most teachers in basic schools admired but due to the numerous challenges, they have lost interest in the teaching of the subject. This study seeks to ascertain the challenges facin...