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  • Title: Attitudes toward physical education and class preferences of Turkish adolescents in terms of school gender composition.
    Author: Koca C, Aşçi FH, Demirhan G.
    Journal: Adolescence; 2005; 40(158):365-75. PubMed ID: 16114598.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward physical education (PE and PE class preferences of high school Turkish students in terms of school gender composition; 213 girls and 249 boys from coeducational public schools, and 196 girls and 210 boys from single-sex vocational schools participated in the study. The Attitudes Toward Physical Education Scale was administered and the results of 2 x 2 (Gender x School Type) ANOVA indicated that students in coeducational schools in general, and boys had more favorable attitudes. Additionally, chi-square analysis demonstrated significant differences in PE class preferences between students from single-sex and coeducational schools and between girls and boys.
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