A case study on the combination of study and exercise of student-athletes in a physical education high school

For those that send off their child into the world, it is hoped they will recall what was taught to them. This applies to high school (HS) physical education (PE) teachers and their students that graduate from HS. The purpose of this case study was to assess current HS PE effect in fitness facility participation by interviewing HS PE teachers, fitness facility personnel, current fitness facility participants and current HS students. Participants from these four groups were interviewed to help better understand the preparation of graduated HS students participating in a fitness facility. From this case study three of the four groups felt they had and were being prepared to be successful in health clubs and those activities that are found in health clubs. This study sheds light on the fact that HS PE is the last opportunity of a student to be involved in an organized class that has real world application.

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Å velge aktiviteter selv som grunnlag for trivsel og mestring. En casestudie av kroppsøvingsundervisningen ved en videregående skole

Acta Didactica Norge ◽

10.5617/adno.2668 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pål Lagestad

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Physical Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Field Work ◽

Self Determination Theory ◽

Self Determination ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Human Autonomy ◽

High Level

En videregående skole skilte seg ut ved at elevene på denne skolen i gjennomsnitt hadde det laveste fraværet i Nordland. På bakgrunn av dette foretok jeg en forskningsstudie for å se nærmere på hvordan kroppsøvingsfaget ble organisert ved denne skolen. To lærere og alle 15 elevene på tredje studieår ble intervjuet om hvordan kroppsøvingsfaget ved skolen ble organisert og gjennomført. Det ble også foretatt uformelle samtaler med lærerne gjennom et tredagers feltarbeid, samt gjennomført observasjon av to dobbelttimer i kroppsøving, hvor lærere og elever deltok. Resultatene tyder på at kroppsøvingen ble organisert med høy grad av selvbestemmelse og frihet til selv å velge aktiviteter. Samtidig satte lærerne krav til elevenes deltakelse, og fulgte dem opp i et miljø hvor den sosiale tilhørigheten syntes å være høy. Ifølge både lærere og elever gav denne tilnærmingen et godt grunnlag for opplevelse av trivsel og mestring, og et godt grunnlag for oppmøte i kroppsøving. Resultatene underbygges av selvbestemmelsesteori og de tre basale behovene selvbestemmelse, tilhørighet og kompetanse.Nøkkelord: kroppsøving, selvbestemmelsesteori, mestring, trivselAbstractA high school stood out by having the lowest absentee rates in physical education among all of the seventeen high schools in Nordland. On this basis, a case study was conducted to examine how physical education was organized at this school. Two teachers, and all of the 15 students in the last year of high school, were interviewed about the organization of physical education at this high school. Observations and informal conversations were also conducted among the teachers through three days of field work, which also included lessons in physical education. The results indicate that the physical education at this high school was organized with a high level of autonomy, where students chose the activities by themselves. Meanwhile, the teachers required that the students planned their activities, with high effort levels. The teachers closely followed up each student in a social environment with high relatedness among teachers and students. According to both the teachers and the students, this approach created a good foundation for wellbeing and development in physical education. The results are supported by self- determination theory, that points to three basic needs in all human; autonomy, relatedness and competence.Keywords: physical education, self-determination theory, competence, well-being

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