This study attempts to determine interest and participation in high school activities. For 950 male college freshmen physical education students participation in activity was determined by an Information Check List. The results indicated that high school students tended to participate in team activities, but when asked what they were interested in learning as new activities, they preferred the individual activities that could be participated in during later years.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BlumenfeldW.Sports preferences of high school students as defined by reported participation. Research Quarterly, 1965, 36, 205–206.
2.
CunninghamD. A.MontoyeH. J.MeiznerH. L., & KellerJ. B.Active leisure time activities as related to age among males in total population. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreational Research Abstracts, 1968. P. 106.
3.
DowellL. J.Indoor recreation games of freshman and sophomore college men. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Univer. of Missouri, 1959.
4.
KnappC., & DromB.Existing and desired physical education activities in 126 Illinois secondary schools. Research Quarterly, 1951, 22, 345–355.
5.
MitchellE. D.The interests of high school students. Journal of Health and Physical Education, 1933, 4, 60–67.
6.
ParkinsonC.Evaluation of factors for the classification of junior high school boys in teaching and evaluating selected sports activities. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Research Abstracts, 1968. P. 108.
7.
Santa MariaL., & BrockhoffJ.Varying backgrounds in athletic and physical education participation. National College Physical Education Association for Men, 1968, 71, 110.
8.
SmithW. R.A questionnaire study in regard to the attitudes of men students toward the required physical education program. Research Quarterly, 1961, 4, 246–248.
