Secondary school teacher's perceptions of extracurricular activity sports program in Singapore

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dc.contributor.authorChang, Tsaien_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T17:47:21Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T17:47:21Z
dc.date.copyright1999en_US
dc.date.issued1999
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Physical Education
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe study examined teachers' perceptions toward the Extracurricular Activity Sports program (ECA) in the Singapore secondary schools. Through a 79-item questionnaire, ECA sports teachers (N=290) gave their views on the present status, strengths and concerns of the program. In addition, they provided suggestions and recommendations to improve the present system. Overall, the teachers were positive towards the ECA sports program, and agreed that pupils have benefited from the program. They expressed support for: ( 1) the development of an ECA sports curriculum and (2) a review of the grading scheme to recognise pupils' varied skills and abilities. Moreover, they were concerned about the lack of trained personnel to deliver the program in the schools. Views and opinions from the teachers were compared according to their gender, type of school they taught in and total years of teaching experience. Though some differences in opinions were noted between the male and female teachers and among teachers from the three school types, most differences were found between the most experienced and less experienced teachers with regards to their perceptions on: (1) schools' emphasis and support, (2) principals' support and involvement and (3) schools' sports reputation and discipline.
dc.format.extent173 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/17458
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleSecondary school teacher's perceptions of extracurricular activity sports program in Singaporeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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