Challenges primary school teachers face in the resumption of sports events and activities amidst COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorMncube, Dumisani Wilfred
dc.contributor.authorUleanya, Chinaza
dc.contributor.authorDube, Mbusiseni Celimpilo
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dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T11:34:36Z
dc.date.available2026-03-17T11:34:36Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNameLanguages and Social Sciences
dc.description.abstractThere are no magic elixirs to simply reopen sports in schools. Sports and extracurricular activities happening during regular lunch breaks of a normal school day represent a crucial component of teachers’ social and emotional needs. This poses many unanswered questions about the ability of primary school teachers to manage various sporting activities and other major events requiring close contact while adhering to social distancing guidelines and other related health protocols for minimising the rate of infections among teachers. This study investigated the experiences of primary school teachers who teach Physical Education as part of Life Skills curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic in four primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal. This research is a qualitative interpretive case study of four selected schools in the King Cetshwayo District. Data were obtained from PE teachers through semistructured research interviews and field observation. They were processed and analysed through data coding, unitising, categorising and the emergence of themes, which became the findings of the study. The findings show that although sporting activities and events violate social distancing guidelines, and heighten the spread of COVID-19 infections to PE teachers as such, FP teachers are facing complex challenges ranging from fear of contracting the virus to taking long protracted leave before the resumption of PE during lockdown. Some are optimistic that a new pedagogy will be found for implementing safe PE and sports culture in rural primary schools to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to PE teachers.
dc.facultyFaculty of Education
dc.identifier.citationMncube, D., Uleanya, C. and Dube, M. 2021. Challenges primary school teachers face in the resumption of sports events and activities amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Multicultural Education, 7(6), pp.55-67.
dc.identifier.issn1068-3844 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58971
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dc.issuenumber7 / 6
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dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages55 - 67
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherCaddo Gap Press
dc.subjectPhysical activities
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPhysical education
dc.subjectSports
dc.subjectPrimary school teachers
dc.titleChallenges primary school teachers face in the resumption of sports events and activities amidst COVID-19 pandemic
dc.title.journalMulticultural Education
dc.typeJournal Article
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