Provision of recreation facilities at Osizweni Township, Newcastle
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2007
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The study on provision of recreation facilities at Osizweni Township, Newcastle was conducted against the background that the local community is not provided with sufficient recreation facilities, it was surprising to see that the majority of local community is not participating in recreation activities. The study was aimed at finding the level of provision of the recreation facilities in the study area. This aimed was narrowed down to the following objectives.
• To establish the level of understanding and meaning of recreation as an
activity in the study area
• To reveal the level of awareness of the community about the provision of
recreation facilities in the study area.
• To indicate the participation levels of the local community in recreation
activities.
• To investigate the level of provision of recreation facilities in the study
area
• To establish the extent to which members of the community perceive the
benefit arising from the availability of recreation facilities in the study
area.
The study hypothesised that:
• That the local community have a little understanding and meaning of
recreation.
• That some of the local community members are aware about the provision
recreation facilities in the study area and some are not aware.
• That the participation level in recreation activities in the study area is low.
• That the provision of recreation facilities in the study area is inadequate.
• That everyone in the local community perceives the benefit arising from
the availability of recreation facilities in the study area.
Data was collected through the use sets of questionnaires, which had both open-ended and closed ended. After this data was collected, it was analysed through the use of computer programme, Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). This programme was used to formulate frequency tables and to relate variables
There were various findings that were deduces from the responses. It was discovered that the provision of recreation facilities at Osizweni community is inadequate. The inadequacy of recreation facilities in the study area has resulted to lower level of participation in recreation activities. In addition it was discovered that the local community is aware of the recreation facilities found in the study area, the problem is that the recreation facilities are not up to standard. To address the concerns of the local community various recommendations were suggested. These included provision of recreation facilities, youth development programmes, providers of recreation facilities and availability of recreation facilities as benefits. Once the local community is provided with adequacy recreation facilities, they will participate in recreation facilities and the crime level will decrease.
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A dissertation of limited scope submitted to the Fuculty of Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma in Recreation and Tourism in the Centre for Recreation and Tourism at the University of Zululand, 2007.
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Recreational facilities--South Africa--Newcastle.