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| Article Name : | | | SCENARIO OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION STATUS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF WEST BENGAL | | Author Name : | | | BIPLOB CHOWDHURY AND SAGARIKA BANDOPADHAYA | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-46 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Primary Education is the core of all higher education as it lays the foundation
of life. That is why at this stage all entities of a child need to develop in an interesting way.
The purpose of the study is to reveal the real picture of Health and Physical Education in
primary schools of West Bengal. METHOD: - Twelve Primary Schools were randomly
selected and surveyed by the investigators. Physical Education infrastructure; man
power; financial involvement for games and sports; students and teachers' attitude
towards health and Physical Education were surveyed. Measurement Technique: 1.
Structure Method: A set of questionnaire was developed to collect the data from primary
schools. 2. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Method: PRA method was adopted to
obtain an overall picture of the health of each child. RESULTS: - There was no trained
physical education teacher in any school. A few schools had play field but that was
inadequate and poorly maintained. Playing equipments were also insufficient in all the
schools. 50% children under survey had health problems. There were no regular medical
check-up or health screening system in any of the schools. Minimum First-aid facilities
were available in the schools. Sanitation & ventilation were satisfactory in the schools
under survey but purified drinking water facilities were unavailable. Attitude of
administrators and students was highly in favour of Physical Education.
CONCLUSION: - The health and physical education scenario in the primary schools of
West Bengal were found shocking. In spite of adopting varied policies of the government
of India, primary education is neglected. Therefore, it is essential to generate a
movement for introducing balanced Physical Education programme for the students at
primary level. | | Keywords : | | - health
- physical education
- primary school
- infrastructure
- equipments
- sanitation & ventilation
- healthy life style
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