Author : Charles Lorne Davidson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (144 download)
Book Synopsis A Survey of Secondary School Physical Education Programs in a Selected School System by : Charles Lorne Davidson
Download or read book A Survey of Secondary School Physical Education Programs in a Selected School System written by Charles Lorne Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the purpose of this study to attempt to determine the likes and dislikes of persons directly and indirectly involved with physical education programs, and the related supporting functions, in the Kamloops public school system. The investigation was conducted according to the concept that in the evaluation of physical education the instructional program should not be considered alone, nor should selected parts be chosen for they constitute only segments of the total program. All activity phases of the physical education program were examined, as well as the related supporting functions which influenced these programs. A questionnaire plus interview approach was selected to investigate the problem. The questionnaire was compiled of items from three survey instruments which had been devised specifically to evaluate physical education programs, they were La Porte's revised Score Card No. 2, Nixon's Canadian High School Health and Physical education Score Card, and the Alberta Teacher's Association Self-Evaluation Guide for High Schools, Parts II and III. The questionnaire consisted of sixteen areas, and the questions included in each area were subdivided into observable components to facilitate rating of an attitude scale. For the purposes of this study three questionnaire forms were established according to the roles and backgrounds of the respondents. Questionnaires were distributed among seven trustees, ten administrators, four school counsellors, twelve physical educators, nineteen parents and eighty students. The adapted-remedial program received the highest rating of agreement for all six programs. The extracurricular programs received the next highest ratings in the following order intramurals, coeducational and athletics. The instructional physical education was rated fifth, and the outdoor education program sixth. This study concentrated on determining respondents significant likes and dislikes of the physical education curriculum. Generally respondents accepted the physical education programs. There was a consistent pattern of respondents' desires favoring social development, a greater variety of activities, and sufficient facilities and space to accomodate the needs of the physical education curriculum. There was no evidence of a consistent pattern of respondents' dislikes.