The Effects of Sports Betting on the Moral Behaviours of Students in Colleges of Education in Ghana
Martin Yaw Adjei and Anthony Mensah
Issue: Vol.4 No.2 May 2023 Article 3 pp. 26-39
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2023421 | Published online 12th May 2023.
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The study examined the effects of sports betting on the moral behaviour of students in Colleges of Education in Ghana. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Using the multi-stage technique involving proportionate and simple random sampling procedures, three hundred and two (302) students from five colleges of Education in Ghana. Questionnaires were the instruments used in collecting data for the study. The data was analysed through the computation of frequency counts, and percentages, as well as means and standard deviations. The study demonstrated that students had a positive perception of the effects of sports betting on their moral behaviours. They believed that sports betting was not immoral, that it might be profitable and that it was only beneficial to those who understood how it worked. The students were unsure as to whether sports betting was against their religious beliefs or if it was only for slothful people who did not want to work. Despite these, the students mentioned that sports betting can be addictive; it is a very risky business, and people despise those that bet. Thus the study concluded that even though sports betting appears lucrative, it is addictive and can cause more harm than good. It recommended the necessity of Guidance and Counselling Units on Colleges of Education campuses running programs to inform students about exaggerated claims about the advantages of sports betting and the negative effects of sports betting. This study contributes to the body of knowledge on the phenomena of sports betting by presenting a contextual view of the activity, particularly among young Ghanaian college students.
Keywords: Perceptions, Morality, Sports Betting, Students, Colleges of Education
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Joseph Yenabil Kolug is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Commerce (MCom) at the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain, School of Business, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Education, Winneba. He is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Education, Winneba, School of Business in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship. He has expertise in the area of Marketing Research, Principles of Marketing and Service Marketing.
George Kankam (Jnr) is a Lecturer at the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Business School of the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. He has teaching experience in the field of Principles of Marketing, Marketing Research, Retail Marketing and Business Marketing. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies (PhD) in Marketing at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana. He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Thesis option) in Marketing from the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGDTLHE) from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and a first degree from KNUST, He has a number of publications in high-impact journals and a member of the American Marketing Association with industry experience as well.
Adjei, M.Y. & Mensah. A.“The Effects of Sports Betting on the Moral Behaviours of Students in Colleges of Education in Ghana.” Journal of Education and Learning Technology 4, no.2 (2023): 26-39. https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2023421
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