Social Adjustment and Relevancy for Physical Education

INTRODUCTION

It is important to examine the effectiveness of pr n pal‘s att tu e towar s phys al e u at on for social adjustment and its relevancy in the modern urban society and also to make the curriculum for students as per the need for social adjustment and the principal can make their portions of contribution and can have a large impact on the students for the success of a physical education class. Play is integral to the academic environment. It ensures that the school setting attends to the social and emotional development of children as well as their cognitive development. Social-emotional learning is best integrated with academic learning; it is concerning if some o the or es that enhan e h l ren‘s a l ty to learn are elevated at the expense of others.

For the purpose of the study, 10 Principals were selected as the subjects for the study principals working in different colleges of University of Kanpur. The variable selected for the purpose of this study was: Attitude, the effectiveness of the pr n pal‘s attitude towards Physical Education was assessed by the Self- made Questionnaire. The data was analysed by applying self-made questionnaire. The administered questionnaire comprised of Physical Education program under which 20 statements are farmed to the Likert‘s S ale o Strongly Agree, Agree, Undecided, Disagree and Strongly Disagree was included.

The data was analysed by using the Descriptive Technique in term of the Frequency Percentage for Likert‘s S ale responses an to exam ne the divergence in the attitude the Chi Square Test (X2) was appl e on the L kert‘s S ale responses. The level of significance was set at 0.05. are 8 responses which was found statistically significant questions they are as follows-

Analysis of table -1 leads to the following findings: 50% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 40% of the respondents agree with the statement and 0% of the respondents were undecided and strongly disagree, 10% of the respondents disagree with the statement. Table – 1 also indicate that the obtained chi-square value X2 = 11, which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of confidence.

Analysis of table -2 leads to the following findings: 30% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 60% of the respondents agree with the statement and 10% of the respondents were undecided, 0% of the respondents disagree and strongly disagree with the statement. Table – 2 also indicate that the obtained chi-square value X2 = 13, which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of confidence.

Analysis of table -3 leads to the following findings: 10% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 60% of the respondents agree with the statement and 10% of the respondents were undecided and disagree, 0% of the respondents confidence.

Analysis of table -4 leads to the following findings: 40% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 50% of the respondents agree with the statement and 10% of the respondents were disagree, 0% of the respondents were undecided and strongly disagree with the statement. Table – 4 also indicate that the obtained chi-square value X2 = 11, which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of confidence.

Analysis of table -5 leads to the following findings: 10% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 70% of the respondents agree with the statement, 20% of the respondents were undecided, 0% of the respondents were disagree and strongly disagree with the statement. Table – 5 also indicate that the obtained chi-square value X2 = 17, which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of confidence.

Analysis of table -6 leads to the following findings: 40% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 50 % of the respondents agree with the statement, 10% of the respondents disagree with the statement, 0% of the respondents were undecided and disagree with the statement. Table – 6 also

Analysis of table -7 leads to the following findings: 0% of the respondents strongly agree, agree and undecided with the statement, 70 % of the respondents disagree with the statement and 30% of the respondents strongly disagree with the statement. Table – 7 also indicate that the obtained chi-square value X 2 = 19, which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of confidence.

Analysis of table -8 leads to the following findings: 60% of the respondents strongly agree with the statement, 40 % of the respondents agree with the statement and 0% of the respondents were undecided, disagree and strongly disagree with the statement. Table – 8 also indicate that the obtained chi-square value X2 = 16, which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of confidence.

The results of the study may be attributed to the fact that as the Physical Education programme has been in existence for last so many years, the subjects (principals) have over observed the working of the physical education program in some of the colleges and have come to the conclusion that the Physical Education Program is being implemented as envisaged. The finding shows that 30% of the respondents strongly agree, 60% of the respondents agree and 10% of the respondents were undecided with statement that the Physical activities improve the social experience in the student, 10% of the respondents strongly agree, 60% of the respondents agree and 10% of the respondents were undecided and disagree with statement that the physical disagree with the statement participating in physical activity is an aesthetic experience for the student, and 60% of the respondents strongly agree, 40 % of the respondents agree with the statement that the active catharsis is the emotional release a person has while participating in strenuous physical activity. The results shows that the Physical Education is important for boys as well as girls might be attributed to the ra ual n rease n awareness as the respon ent‘s progress through the entire questionnaire.

On the basis of findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn: Majority of the subjects (Principals) favoured that the Physical activities improve the social experience in the student, Physical education events make a student more outgoing, Participating in physical activity is an aesthetic experience for the student, and active catharsis is the emotional release a person has while participating in strenuous physical activity. The results shows that the Physical Education is important for boys as well as girls might be attributed to the gradual increase in awareness as the respon ent‘s pro ress throu h the ent re questionnaire.

Alderman, B. (1970), ―A so ophys al assessment o attitude toward physical activity in champion athletes ‖ Research Quarterly 41: pp. 1-9. Kashem Nakornkhet (1988), ―Phys al a t v ty attitude as a function of socio-cultural eren es‖, Dissertation Abstracts International 48.9: 2275-A. McPherson, B., & Yuhasz, M. (1968), ―An nventory for assessing men's attitudes toward exercise and physi al a t v ty ‖ Research Quarterly 39.1: pp. 218-219. Steven, A (1991), The Teacher & student attitudes toward physical education The Physical Educator 48: 1: pp. 31 Wear, C. (1951), ―The evaluat on o att tu e towar phys al e u at on as an a t v ty ourse ‖ Research Quarterly 22: pp. 114-126. Young, Mary L. (1970), ―Personal-social adjustment, physical fitness, attitude toward physical education of high school girls by so oe onom level ‖ American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation 41.4: pp. 593-599.

Research Scholar, Department Physical Education, Mewar University, Rajasthan