Attitudes of high school students in the kingdom of bahrain towards physical education program
Other Title(s)
مواقف طلاب المدارس الثانوية للمملكة البحرين عن برنامج التعليم الفيزيائي.
Joint Authors
al-Nasir, Faysal Abd al-Latif
Abd Allah, Ruqayah Muhammad
Source
Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2009), pp.287-293, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2009-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The Kingdom of Bahrain considers education one of the most important sectors of human development.
The government secondary schools’ physical education program provides students with regular physical activities in order to develop positive attitudes towards physical activity as part of day-to-day living.
There are few data related to physical education and activity in Bahrain.
Objective of the study : This study was conducted to provide information on the attitudes of high school students towards the physical education program.
In order to increase the role of schools in improving adolescent health, and prevent chronic diseases as early as possible.
Methodology : This study was conducted in Bahrain governmental secondary schools, and 475 students (Bahraini and non-Bahraini) of both genders were selected randomly from a total of 26 government high schools having a total population of 22,321 students.
They were selected from the three main tracks for the academic year 2004-2005.
Their ages ranged between 14 – 21 years.
Results : The study revealed that 68.5 % of the students (both gender) had positive attitudes toward physical education, with a significant difference in attitude between male and female students.
The main factors contributing to the students’ positive attitudes included ; curriculum 76.0 %, self-perception 70.9 %, teacher 59.1 %, class atmosphere 54.0 %, and facilities 36.0 %.
Conclusion : Negative attitudes towards physical education were more among female students than males due to lack of physical education facilities and inadequate classroom’s atmosphere.
Recommendations : Physical education hours needed to be extended, and physical education facilities to be enhanced by increasing the financial resources.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Allah, Ruqayah Muhammad& al-Nasir, Faysal Abd al-Latif. 2009. Attitudes of high school students in the kingdom of bahrain towards physical education program. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society،Vol. 21, no. 3, pp.287-293.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-238311
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Allah, Ruqayah Muhammad& al-Nasir, Faysal Abd al-Latif. Attitudes of high school students in the kingdom of bahrain towards physical education program. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society Vol. 21, no. 3 (Sep. 2009), pp.287-293.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-238311
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Allah, Ruqayah Muhammad& al-Nasir, Faysal Abd al-Latif. Attitudes of high school students in the kingdom of bahrain towards physical education program. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2009. Vol. 21, no. 3, pp.287-293.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-238311
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 292-293
Record ID
BIM-238311