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High School Students' Attitudes and Interests Toward Sporting Activities and Physical Education Syllabus Content

Objective: To examine attitudes towards sport and physical activity in relation to gender and type of school and determine the preferences of students of different gender and type of school towards P.E. syllabus content. Participants: Sample of 275 students (116 female and 159 male), age of 14-18 years from 3 different schools. Instruments: Adapted anonymous questionnaire. Procedure: Basic statistical parameters, t-test, and ANOVA, Scheffe. Results: Male students have a more positive attitude towards sport and physical training of the female students, and significant differences in attitudes towards sports and physical exercise with regard to the type of school, with the most positive attitude stated by students of Grammar School of Science and Mathematics. Furthermore, differences by gender and type of school in preferences towards syllabus P.E.'s are also present. The study suggests the need for individualized P. E. curriculum based on gender and diversity of the profession.

preferences ; physical activity ; students

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