For the purpose of investigating into sports and leisure activities of high school students based on their growth stages, the researchers chose 372 subjects and administered Tanaka's Sport Climate Inventory. The statistic results revealed the followin...
For the purpose of investigating into sports and leisure activities of high school students based on their growth stages, the researchers chose 372 subjects and administered Tanaka's Sport Climate Inventory. The statistic results revealed the following conclusions.
1. Favorance of watching sports: In high school days, 34.9% of the subjects liked watching sports games very much and 42.3% liked in general.
2. Experience of participation in sports schools: In all stages of development, a negative tendency was high. 53.0% answered no experience at all.
3. Favorance of watching TV: While 40.6% watched TV not much in high school days, 29.7% watched TV so-so in all stages.
4. Experience of other leisure activities: The tendency was positive in the periods of infancy, adolescence and middle school, whereas a high negative tendency existed in high school period.
5. Teachers' recognition of students' sports talent: So-so was prevalent in early development stages. High school days showed 28% of negative response, and overall negative tendency was 49.8%.
6. Positivity of sports: In entive stages of growth, a positive tendency was rather high as 56.2%.
7. Achievement in sports activities: A high degree was marked in all stages except that of infancy, recording 58.8% of positivity.
As proper suggestions, (1) educational institufions should transform their entrance exam-oriented education into whele man education, embracing knowledge, virtue and sports, (2) various kinds of sports schools and programs should be developed to boost sound youth leisure culture and prevent juveile crimes, (3) each teacher should be keenly aware of his or her grave responsibility to lead healthy sports culture and socialization.