Attitudes toward physical education and class preferences of Turkish adolescents in terms of school gender composition.
The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward physical education (PE and PE class preferences of high school Turkish students in terms of school gender composition; 213 girls and 249 boys from coeducational public schools, and 196 girls and 210 boys from single-sex vocational schools participated in the study. The Attitudes Toward Physical Education Scale was administered and the results of 2 x 2 (Gender x School Type) ANOVA indicated that students in coeducational schools in general, and boys had more favorable attitudes. Additionally, chi-square analysis demonstrated significant differences in PE class preferences between students from single-sex and coeducational schools and between girls and boys.
Koca
Canan
C
Department of Sport Sciences, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey. canank@baskent.edu.tr
Aşçi
F Hülya
FH
Demirhan
Giyasettin
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey