Students Attitudes towards Compulsory Physical Activities at Universities

Selected Papers of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe Spring Conference 2015 2016
Eleonora Šišlova, Andra Fernāte

In Latvia 36% of students are not physically active (Eurobarometer, 2013). Riga Technical University (RTU) organized compulsory physical activities for the 1st year students, but 10% of students did not participate in physical activities. The aim of the study is to find out students’ attitude towards compulsory physical activities and its relation to student benefits obtained by attending compulsory physical activities and to activity organisation. 267 RTU 1st year students participated in the questionnaire. As a result it was determined that students changed their attitude towards compulsory physical activities during the academic year (t=3.40; α=0.05). The average correlation between students’ attitude and benefits (r=0.302-0.443), as well as between students’ attitude and academic staff’s professional activity (r=0.325) was determined.

Atslēgas vārdi
Students, university, compulsory sport activity, benefits, motivational factors, student health

Šišlova, E., Fernāte, A. Students Attitudes towards Compulsory Physical Activities at Universities. No: Selected Papers of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe Spring Conference 2015. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016, 323.-339.lpp. ISBN 978-1-4438-1100-2.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)