Investigating Factors in the Retention of Students in High School Physical Education

Autor/inn/en	Lodewyk, Ken R.; Pybus, Colin M.
Titel	Investigating Factors in the Retention of Students in High School Physical Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 32 (2013) 1, S.61-77 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-5024
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Physical Education; Physical Activity Level; High Schools; High School Students; Grade 10; Student Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Student Motivation; Comparative Analysis; Social Cognition; Self Determination; Measures (Individuals); Qualitative Research; Self Concept; Body Composition; Persistence; Questionnaires; Multivariate Analysis; Canada; Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; High school; Oberschule; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerbefragung; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulische Motivation; Soziale Kognition; Selbstbestimmung; Messdaten; Qualitative Forschung; Selbstkonzept; Ausdauer; Fragebogen; Multivariate Analyse; Kanada
Abstract	Several studies have reported declining student enrolment rates in optional physical education. This study--incorporating constructs from social cognitive, self-determination, and body image theory--investigated factors that might be influential to this trend. Surveys were administered to 227 tenth-grade students from five schools in one school district of Ontario, Canada. MANOVA results revealed a significant main effect difference in variables by gender and enrollment group but not by the interaction. Enrollees had statistically higher motivation (domain value, self-efficacy, perceived autonomy support, and autonomous regulation), PE grade, and weekly levels of exercise beyond physical education. Qualitatively, nonenrollees reported more social concerns, less domain value, and disliked activities like fitness training, health content, and competition. Females had statistically higher body size discrepancy and qualitatively more domain value and concern about the social setting and the type of activities. Implications for the retention of high school physical education students are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10