ERIC Number: EJ797190
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0380-2361
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What Are Middle-School Girls Looking for in Physical Education?
Gibbons, Sandra L.; Humbert, Louise
Canadian Journal of Education, v31 n1 p167-86 2008
Many young women become disillusioned with physical education in their high-school years. Mounting evidence suggests that this disillusionment starts in early adolescence. This article discusses the experiences of female students in coeducational, middle-school, physical education classes. Focus group interviews, individual interviews, and questionnaires were used to collect data. The following themes emerged: personal competence, a moving body is a healthy body, choice and variety for a lifetime, and an emerging sense of gender equity. Results provide guidance for the development of physical education curricula to gain and hold the interest of female, middle-school students. (Contains 1 table.) [Abstract provided in both English and French.]
Descriptors: Physical Education, Early Adolescents, Sex Fairness, Student Motivation, Females, Middle School Students, Coeducation, Interviews, Focus Groups, Questionnaires, Competence, Movement Education, Health Promotion, Lifelong Learning, Gender Issues, Single Sex Classes, Physical Activity Level, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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