GOALS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION BASED ON OPINIONS OF ACADEMIC TEACHERS FROM SELECTED POLISH UNIVERSITIES

• Authors: Wręczycki Kamil , Kuśnierz Cezary , Zając-Gawlak Izabela
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

To achieve its aim, any human activity needs to be performed consciously and purposefully. In this way, such an activity strengthens perseverance and contributes to the development of a strategy of action. The selection of the objective is associated with the valuation and hierarchy of goals and in such circumstances the teacher who targets the completion o a variety of tasks needs to determine what is important for them, prioritise, and establish which activities are indispensable in order to proceed to further steps (Strelau, 2000). Physical education forms a process through which students are prepared for an independent, satisfying and life-long participation in movement culture(Crum, 2007). However, the realization of these goals is relative to activities on the part of teachers and adequate education throughout the course of the study program. The objective of this paper is to establish the opinions of academic teachers regarding the hierarchy of the goals of physical education. The survey involved 52 teachers working at three Polish universities: Opole University of Technology, University of Physical Education in Katowice and State Higher Vocational School in Racibórz. The method involved a diagnostic technique, i.e. a survey in the form of a questionnaire. The specific tool applied a survey developed by the European Physical Education Association. On the basis of the replies to the questionnaire we can conclude that all interviewees agree on the principal objective i.e. encouraging students to follow an active and healthy lifestyle. This objective was followed in priority by ensuring students’ safety during physical education classes and developing the range of movement skills.

Keywords

EN

goals of physical education; hierarchy; academic teachers

• Publisher: Politechnika Opolska. Wydział Wychowania Fizycznego i Fizjoterapii
• Journal: Journal of Physical Education & Health - Social Perspective
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 45-53

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Wręczycki Kamil

• MOS Opole

author

Kuśnierz Cezary

• Opole University of Technology, Opole

author

Zając-Gawlak Izabela

• University of Physical Education, Katowice

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