Difficulties that prevent university faculty members from engaging in sports activities (College of Architecture as a model)

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the difficulties that hinder professors at the University of Technology - College of Architecture from practicing sports activities. The sample consisted of (71) faculty members from the University of Technology - Department of Architecture, who were deliberately selected. The researcher used the descriptive survey method due to its suitability to the research problem. The research procedures included reviewing Arab and foreign sources and conducting interviews with experts and specialists to determine the research axes and prepare a questionnaire consisting of four areas (the field of sports capabilities, the health and physical field, the psychological field, and the social field). Validity and reliability coefficients were extracted, followed by the exploratory and main experiment, and data were transcribed and processed using the SPSS program to obtain, display, and discuss the results. The most important results of the study were the existence of difficulties that hinder the sample from practicing sports activities. Difficulties related to the social aspect were the highest, followed by difficulties related to the health and physical aspect, followed by the difficulty of capabilities, and the lowest were difficulties related to the psychological aspect. The study concluded that there is a relationship The difficulties encountered in practicing sports activities among the sample were attributed to gender, favoring females, academic qualifications, favoring PhDs, and age, favoring the age group (45 and older). The study recommended the following:

Providing sufficient and appropriate sports equipment and tools, paying attention to safety and security factors; highlighting the importance of sports activities; developing programs, courses, and workshops; or printing and distributing guidebooks to colleges to explain the importance and benefits of practicing sports for faculty members, as well as how to perform them in a manner consistent with their health and free time; and focusing on improving faculty members' physical fitness levels. Reconsidering the planning and organization of academic schedules for faculty members and arranging work responsibilities, taking into account allocating time for practicing sports