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PERCEPTUAL STUDY REGARDING THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES UPON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE OF YOUTH

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-II).03      10.31703/gesr.2020(V-II).03      Published : Jun 2020

Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth

Abstract

    The main focus of the existing research study was to examine the impact of recreational activities upon youth from social prospective healthy lifestyle. The study Population consist of 520 Teachers, 15890 Students and 14926 Parents from Government Girls Colleges (GGC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Five districts Swabi, Peshawar, Kohat, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan (20% percent of 25 districts) were randomly selected from the population further the researcher using proportionate sampling technique for the data collection. Self- developed and administered questionnaire was used for the present study to draw finding and conclusion. Both descriptive frequency and percentage and inferential statistic was used for such as regression and ANOVA were used for the data analysis. It was concluded that the researcher concluded that a very positive stance was received regarding effectiveness of recreation in individual lives and particularly among the youngster. The respondents of all categories i.e. parents, students and teachers thought that recreation is very effective tool to promote and develop healthy lifestyle.

    Recreational Activities,Healthy Lifestyle And Youth

    (1) Fehmida Khanum
    Higher Education Department, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Zia -Ul-Islam
    Lecturer, Department of Sports Sciences, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Asghar Khan
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sports Sciences, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khanum, F., -Ul-Islam, S. Z., & Khan, M. A. (2020). Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth. Global Educational Studies Review, V(II), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-II).03

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    CHICAGO : Khanum, Fehmida, Syed Zia -Ul-Islam, and Muhammad Asghar Khan. 2020. "Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth." Global Educational Studies Review, V (II): 19-27 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2020(V-II).03

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    HARVARD : KHANUM, F., -UL-ISLAM, S. Z. & KHAN, M. A. 2020. Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 19-27.

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    MHRA : Khanum, Fehmida, Syed Zia -Ul-Islam, and Muhammad Asghar Khan. 2020. "Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth." Global Educational Studies Review, V: 19-27

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    OXFORD : Khanum, Fehmida, -Ul-Islam, Syed Zia, and Khan, Muhammad Asghar (2020), "Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth", Global Educational Studies Review, V (II), 19-27

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    TURABIAN : Khanum, Fehmida, Syed Zia -Ul-Islam, and Muhammad Asghar Khan. "Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. II (2020): 19-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-II).03