GENDER AND EQUALITY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH SUSTAINABILITY

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

GENDER AND EQUALITY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH SUSTAINABILITY

Original language description

The physical education is very important in terms of setting a healthy lifestyle. Of course, the family also plays a key role. For children who do not have a family background set up for sport in a supportive way, physical education remains practically the only way to arouse children's interest in physical activity or sport. Above all, the way in which lessons are conducted plays a key role. In some types of school, physical education is common to both sexes (this is particularly typical in lower grades), while in others it is separated by gender. Both approaches have their pitfalls. In the case of coeducational physical education, where both sexes perform roughly the same on average, the differences are more likely to be between physically gifted pupils and less physically fit pupils. This distribution is independent of gender at lower school age. In particular, the teacher's approach and the choice of physical activities play a major role in establishing a positive attitude towards movement and motivation to practice sport at lower school age. The teacher's approach should be highly supportive, based only on positive motivation. The choice of exercise should be varied, allowing children to have all-round physical development. Also, the teacher should work with feedback from the students. In older pupils, at the time of puberty, biologically determined differences in physical fitness in both sexes are already beginning to manifest themselves. In general, males are better at strength and speed activities and girls at those requiring coordination or range of motion. It is therefore possible to recommend a division of physical education according to gender.

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů