Author: Rebecca CollinsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Attitudes of Middle School Students With Disabilities Toward Physical Education
Author: Rebecca CollinsAttitudes of Students with Learning Disabilities Toward Participation in Physical Education: a Teachers’ Perspective - Qualitative Examination
Author: Dr. Ellie AbdiPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728330998
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Many researchers have confirmed that students with disabilities engage in significantly less physical activity than their nondisabled peers in physical education class. One of the elements that influences student participation in physical education class is attitude and there is a gap in the literature with respect to investigating the attitudes of students with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disabilities, or attention difficulties. There is limited research on how teachers perceive and assist students to participate in physical education. This dissertation is looking specifically at enjoyment and useful attitudes of physical activity in physical education class for students with learning disabilities.
Attitudes of Students with and Without Disabilities Toward Physical Education and Their Sports and Activities Preferences in Saudi Arabia
Author: Zuhair Abdaladeem Al SalimPublisher:
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Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest countries in the Middle East, and it has paid particular attention to public education to prepare students to become good citizens. Physical education (PE) can have a vital influence on all children and adolescents' lifestyles, including those with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes of Saudi Arabian students with and without disabilities toward PE as well as their sport and activities preferences. A second purpose was to investigate the effect of school levels and student participation in physical activity after school on students' attitudes in PE. A final purpose was to determine predictors of enjoyment and perceived usefulness of PE. Participants were 11-19-year-old elementary, middle, and high school students from the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Participants included 195 students without disabilities and 205 with disabilities. Students were queried as to personal information, their student activities and sports preferences, and also completed the Student Attitudes Toward Physical Education Survey. The results of this study indicated that the overall mean score of attitudes of all participants toward PE was 3.48 on a scale of 1-5, indicting a moderate positive attitude toward PE. In general, students without disabilities had more positive attitudes toward physical education than students with disabilities. In addition, high school students without disabilities had less favorable attitudes toward PE than middle or elementary school students. Moreover, attitudes of high school students with disabilities toward PE showed less positive attitudes toward PE than middle and elementary school students with disabilities. However, there was no significant difference between elementary school students with disabilities and middle school students with disabilities in attitudes toward PE. Also, students who participated in physical activity outside school showed more positive attitudes toward PE than students who did not participate in physical activity outside school. Lastly, for students with disabilities, individual sport, competitive activities, cooperative activities, and aquatic activities were significant predictors of attitudes toward enjoyment of PE. For those without disabilities, cooperative activities, team sports, and fitness activities were significant predictors of attitudes toward enjoyment of PE.
Inclusive Physical Education
Author: Rhea S. ButlerPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Abstract: The inclusion of students with various disabilities in general physical education has become increasingly common in schools. Within the context of physical education, inclusion has been defined as a philosophical perspective that advocates the placement of all students with varied abilities and disabilities (mild to severe) into classes with peers in their neighborhood schools (Block, 2000; Hodge, Murata, Kozub, and Sherrill, in-review). However, there is limited research concerning the attitudes of students with and without disabilities towards each other relative to inclusion in physical education. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and behaviors of 6th grade students with and without disabilities relative to being educated in an inclusionary physical education program. Participants were students with disabilities (_n = 2) and students without disabilities (_n = 16) from a rural middle school in Midwestern Ohio. Contact theory's structured contact variables (Allport, 1954; Sherrill, Heikinaro-Johansson, Slininger, 1994) served as the theoretical frame for this study. Data collection and triangulation involved both quantitative and qualitative methods. Overall, findings suggest that students with and without disabilities exhibited positive attitudes and behaviors towards one another within an inclusionary physical education program. More specifically, responses to the Children's Attitudes Toward Integrated Physical Education (Block, 1995) attitudinal instrument revealed that students without disabilities held positive attitudes toward including peers with disabilities (i.e., mental retardation and physical disability). In support of this finding, the Analysis of Inclusion Practices in Physical Education (Hodge et al., 2000) behavioral observation instrument showed that when interactions did occur, students with and without disabilities mostly interacted in appropriate ways. In addition, responses to The Inventory (Webb, 2000) attitudinal scale indicated that students with disabilities (i.e., a girl with mental retardation and a boy with a physical disability) held favorable attitudes towards their peers without disabilities. Again, this finding was supported by themes that emerged from semi-structured interviews suggesting that positive relationships and interactions did occur between students with and without disabilities, and their teachers. Overall findings in this study lend support to contact theory's structural contact variables (Sherrill et al., 1994). Importantly, this study allowed us to gain additional insight regarding the attitudes and behaviors of students with and without disabilities toward one another in an inclusive physical education program.
Factors Affecting Students' with Disabilities Views and Attitudes Toward Their Physical Education Experiences in Middle School
Author: Ibrahim CorderoPublisher:
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Category : Physical education and training
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Attitudes of Middle School Students Toward Physical Education
Author: Wayne Christian JonesPublisher:
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Category : Middle school students
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Attitudes Toward Physical Education of Middle School Students and Their Parents
Author: Lindy A. ValdezPublisher:
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Category : Middle school students
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Attitudes of Middle School Students Toward Physical Education
Author: Rebecca L. CollinsPublisher:
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Category : Physical education and training
Languages : en
Pages : 207
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Attitudes of Gifted Middle School Students Toward Physical Education in Connecticut Public Schools
Author: Elizabeth E. EvansPublisher:
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Category : Junior high school students
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Abstract (2 leaves) bound with copy.
Parent Attitudes Towards Inclusion in Physical Education
Author: Sarah Astrid CryePublisher:
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Category : Parents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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BACKGROUND: More schools are moving towards full inclusion for students with disabilities into physical education classes. One key facilitating factor in the success of inclusion is parental support and involvement. Although much research has been conducted on the attitudes of teachers and students towards inclusion in physical education classes, there is very little information regarding parent attitudes towards inclusion in a physical education setting. PURPOSE: To examine parent attitudes towards inclusion in physical education. METHODS: Online anonymous surveys were administered to parents of students with and without disabilities enrolled in a high school in rural northern California. Survey questions gathered information relating to demographics and parent attitudes towards inclusion in physical education. Participant's responses were grouped by common themes and reviewed for similarities and differences. RESULTS: Parents support inclusion in PE but feel that students with disabilities should be placed in a PE class based on an individual basis. Parents have mixed feelings regarding the outcomes of inclusive PE for students with disabilities regarding learning and developing physical skills. Parents of students without disabilities had slightly stronger attitudes in favor of inclusion than parents of students with disabilities. CONCLUSION: More research is needed to evaluate the attitudes of parents of students with disabilities.