An investigation into the interventions used by PE teachers for female adolescents and their perceptions of female barriers to participation in PE.

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Rickels, Jack
Date
2014Type
Thesis
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The promotion of physical activity has been of great importance over recent years, due to
the significant health benefits and evidence that healthy lifestyle behaviours during
adolescence can equate to reduced health risks during adulthood (Telama, 2009; Dobbins et
al., 2009). Despite this, the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WFSS) found that an
astounding 80% of females in the UK do not take part in regular physical activity.
This study intended to expand on the relatively little research on teacher's perceptions and
how they address adolescent girls' inactivity within PE. The study had a dual purpose; firstly
it aimed to explore the perceptions of PE teachers to the existing participation barriers of
adolescent females in PE, and secondly, intervention strategies of PE teachers were
examined to see what approaches could be employed to help address these perceived
female barriers. A sample of four experienced PE teachers (3 male and 1 female) from
around the Chesterfield area took part in this study. Interviews were conducted to find out
what they thought the main barriers were for adolescent girls in PE, as well as the national,
school-based and personal interventions they used to try and get more girls involved in PE
and sport.
The results suggest that these teachers perceived numerous different barriers to girls'
participation, with the two main barriers being boys and body image/appearance. Also, the
teachers' revealed lots of different intervention strategies that they have used to increase
girls' participation in PE and sport, but these are not without limitations and their approaches
differ. Therefore, it is evident that further attention needs to be given to intervention
strategies.
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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