A new curriculum for girls’ PE
Study that investigates the efficacy of the implementation of an alternative P.E. curriculum in an English secondary school.
Griggs, G. Sport Studies Department, University of Wolverhampton. (2008).
This study aims to investigate adolescent girls’ disengagement in P.E. through the assessment of a new curriculum in a secondary school.
Method: Twenty-nine Year 9 girls were identified as being less engaged in P.E. classes. This group of girls was provided with alternative P.E. activities, such as aerobics and ultimate frisbee. Girls completed questionnaires in order to gauge their perception of the new curricula. Six staff members were also interviewed on topics such as curriculum content and were semi-structured.
Findings: 84% of the participants reported that they enjoyed P.E. more during the alternative content sessions. Some staff expressed worry that if these activities were provided regularly they may lose their novel appeal and thus decrease in their appeal. Some resilience to change was also noted for some of the teachers, who wished to teach the traditional curriculum and deliver it the way they always had. Girls also indicated the importance in making choices in terms of the physical activity that they engaged in, this might have empowered the girls and encourage participation. Staff also reported providing choice for the girls reduced dropout in physical activity.
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Gerald Griggs, University of Wolverhampton. E-mail: G.Griggs@wlv.ac.ukShare this resource
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- Type > research > evaluation
- Subject > children > young people > teenage girls
- Subject > physical education
- Subject > physical activity > activity levels > physical activity levels
- Subject > schools
- Subject > schools > secondary schools
- Subject > schools > teachers
- Coverage > England
- PublicationDate > 2008
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