A case study investigating Year 8 and 10 perceptions of their perceived barriers that impact on their Physical Education and Physical Education

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Jones, Danielle
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2013Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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A great amount of research has been carried out in the attempt to understand the
barriers that affect girls’ decisions about their uptake of physical activity. The
research indicates that a considerable number of barriers prevent girls from
participating in physical activity (Dwyer et al., 2006; Green et al., 2007). The
literature demonstrates that this is particularly the case for girls entering Key Stage
4 (Aniza & Fairuz, 2009). This research study attempts to develop a greater
understanding of the barriers that negatively impact on young females
participation in physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA), and whether as
they matured through adolescence these barriers increase. A mixed-method
investigation was used to explore the various factors that affect participation rates.
The mixed methods approached involved distributing questionnaires to year 8 and
10 girls to establish basic information about current participation rates and any
barriers the girls may perceive. Focus group interviews expanded upon and
gained in depth information about the girls’ perceived barriers and the impacts on
their participation. The focus group interviews involved one group from year 8 and
one group from year 10, as it was important to discover whether the barriers
differed as the girls’ matured through adolescence. The results found that a higher
percentage of girls in year 8 participated in the recommended amount of physical
activity, with a figure of 46.3%. In comparison year 10 girls participated in 28% of
recommended amount of physical activity. The figures highlighted that it was
important to discover reasons for these figures, therefore, discovering the barriers.
These barriers were identified as choice, influences of family and friends, influence
of boys and PE kit. These barriers were impacting on both year groups in some
way, with a number of the barriers having a greater effect on year 10. This is the
reason why their participation was considerably lower. The results indicate that the
participants believed that a number of changes needed to be implemented in
order to decrease which prevent females from taking part in physical activity.
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