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Title	Student attitudes toward physical education at the intermediate school level
Author	King, Margaret H., 1954-
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995. Education
Date	1994
Pagination	xviii, 225, [7] leaves : ill.
Subject	Physical education and training--Newfoundland and Labrador; Junior high school students--Newfoundland and Labrador--Attitudes; Students--Newfoundland and Labrador--Attitudes
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 201-214.
Abstract	Student attitudes toward physical education were examined in 726 students aged 12 to 15 in grades 7, 8, and 9 in six intermediate schools in St. John's, Newfoundland. Analysis of variance was used to ascertain the differences in students' responses to a variety of program aspects including: specific interest in physical education, the connotation of physical education, teacher attributes, teaching methodologies, the status of physical education, the physical education curriculum, the benefits of participation in physical education, and adolescent disturbances. Each program aspect was examined by student age, gender and grade, teacher gender, class grouping, perceived body build, perceived level of fitness, and perceived level of sports ability. -- The attitudes of female students were significantly more positive than those of male students for the younger age group, while after the age of 14 the reverse was true. There were no significant differences in students' responses by teacher gender or class groupings of coeducational and single-gender. -- A multiple regression analysis indicated that the status of physical education, the connotation of physical education, and adolescent disturbances were the most important factors in relation to students' attitudes toward physical education. -- The implications of the study's findings for physical education and recommendations for program changes are presented. Recommendations for future studies are also suggested.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76245838
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(25.60 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/King_MargaretH.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	64430.cpd