Effects of Regional Inequalities on the Sporting Activity of School Pupils: The Hungarian Case

• Authors: Ágnes Vámos , Gyongyi S. Foldesi , Tamas Doczi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study, the sporting activity of Hungarian school pupils is investigated with a focus on regional differences. The objective of the paper is to answer the following questions: Are there regional differences in pupils’ sporting activity, and, if yes, what is their relationship with the socio-cultural background of the pupils and the infrastructural and staffing conditions of schools? Has the 2012 introduction of daily physical education had a different effect on pupils’ leisure-time sporting activity in disadvantaged and affluent regions? Can the trends in the sporting activity of pupils be characterized as convergent or divergent since the introduction of daily physical education? The paper is based on an extensive study that relies on the most comprehensive database on physical education in schools, the National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC). The present study statistically analyzed eighth-grade pupil and school data from the 2010 and 2014 NABC. The results present the regional differences in pupils’ participation in sporting activity, their recent modification, and the main reasons behind the changes. In conclusion, the authors state that social, economic, and cultural inequalities are not clearly reflected in the sporting activity of students; however, certain data still call attention to the need to examine regional differences.

Keywords

EN

sports participation; school-aged children; regional inequalities; National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC); education

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 18-27

Dates

published

2016-06-01

received

2016-03-08

accepted

2016-04-12

online

2016-05-09

Contributors

author

Ágnes Vámos

• Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

author

Gyongyi S. Foldesi

• University of Physical Education, Hungary

author

Tamas Doczi

• University of Physical Education, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pcssr-2016-0011