Abstract
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 any physical activities. The aim of the study is to find out students' attitudes towards compulsory physical activities and their relation to student benefits obtained by attending compulsory physical activities and to activity organization. 267 RTU 1st year students participated in the questionnaire. As a result, it was determined that students change their attitude towards compulsory physical activities during the academic year (t=3.40; alpha=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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Selected Papers Of The Association For Teacher Education In Europe Spring Conference 2015 |
| Editors | L. Daniela, L. Rutka |
| Place of Publication | Riga |
| Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Pages | 323-339 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4438-1100-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Spring conference: Teacher of the 21st Century: quality education for quality teaching - Riga, Latvia Duration: 8 May 2015 → 10 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Spring conference |
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| Abbreviated title | ATEE |
| Country/Territory | Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| Period | 8/05/15 → 10/05/15 |
Keywords*
- Students
- Benefits
- Compulsory physical activity
- Motivational factors
- Student health
- University
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
- 5.1 Psychology
- 5.3 Educational sciences
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database