Education as an Instrument for Sustainable National Development: The Role of Human Kinetics as Sports Education
Dahiru Abdullahi Danasbe
Department of Human Kinetics
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai
Email: danasabedahiru39@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This paper highlighted education as an effective instrument and role of Human Kinetics on sustainable development. For long the field of Human Kinetics has been relegated, to only sports participation, by those who have a narrow view about the intellectual, ability on cognitive, psychomotor and affective domain are not often perceived by man. The paper highlighted the role of Human Kinetics on sustainable development to include; Health promotion, disease control, treatment, prevention, physical and craor therapy, through various forms of law intensity exercises that has been researched and proved to be effective. A wider role of the field of Human Kinetics as sports education has been extensively explained to include national peace and security, socialization, political and economic development. It was equally highlighted that Human Kinetics is an essential entry point for children to learn life skills, develop patterns for lifelong physical activity participation and healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is recommended that Students seeking for admission into the tertiary institution should be made to understand the multi-dimensional area of Human Kinetics this will encourage them to chose Human Kinetics as their course of study. It is also recommended that there should be coordination between the departments of Human Kinetics with other relevant departments such medicine, physiotherapy, psychology sociology, economic and host of other. These departments can each reciprocate other to ensure satiable development. And that Nigeria must continue to encourage sports participation in view of its great potentials for achieving peace and security, physical and mental wellbeing, political, and socio- economic diversification all these are essential ingredients for sustainable development
Key words: Education, Human Kinetics, and sustainable development
