A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE)
AbstractEmbedding quality provision in physical education (PE) programmes in school settings remains a perennial concern among stakeholders worldwide. The demise of PE and sports participation in schools elevated the dialogue to comprehend the underpinning issues which erode its progress in Iraq. Th...
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| description | AbstractEmbedding quality provision in physical education (PE) programmes in school settings remains a perennial concern among stakeholders worldwide. The demise of PE and sports participation in schools elevated the dialogue to comprehend the underpinning issues which erode its progress in Iraq. The study’s three aims are as follows: First, it aims to identify the potential items that define the quality aspects of PE (primary through university level) among professionals. Second, gender perceptions were gauged on the retained factors through an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Third, perceptions of professionals working in various jobs were measured on the aspects of quality PE (QPE). Except for two statements (Items 6 and 44—low communality), professionals perceived all items to potentially indicate QPE. The items were gauged through an EFA for each subfactor separately. A t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were implemented to measure the differences in gender and job positions on the subfactors of QPE. Male and female professionals reported significant differences in all the subfactors. However, the perception of QPE by job position did not show any significant differences. Further, a 2 (gender) × 3 (job positions: primary school vs. high school vs. university) MANOVA was analysed, which highlighted a significant interaction effect (Wilks’ l = .92) among the professionals; but η2 (=.038) had a medium effect. The study provided a foundation for identifying items for measuring the QPE among professionals in Iraq. Nevertheless, significant gender differences for all QPE subfactors warrant future research to comprehend the underlying issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f135d5f6eb247feba5ed6726c24f4872023-12-15T10:31:08ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2023-12-0110210.1080/2331186X.2023.2248887A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE)Md. Dilsad Ahmed0Reza Heydari1Klaudia Kukurová2Mahdi Esfahani3Walter Ho4College of Science and Human Studies (Core Curriculum Program), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobor, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Sports Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University Comenius in Bratislava, Bratislava, SlovakiaSports Centre, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Health and Sports Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, JapanAbstractEmbedding quality provision in physical education (PE) programmes in school settings remains a perennial concern among stakeholders worldwide. The demise of PE and sports participation in schools elevated the dialogue to comprehend the underpinning issues which erode its progress in Iraq. The study’s three aims are as follows: First, it aims to identify the potential items that define the quality aspects of PE (primary through university level) among professionals. Second, gender perceptions were gauged on the retained factors through an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Third, perceptions of professionals working in various jobs were measured on the aspects of quality PE (QPE). Except for two statements (Items 6 and 44—low communality), professionals perceived all items to potentially indicate QPE. The items were gauged through an EFA for each subfactor separately. A t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were implemented to measure the differences in gender and job positions on the subfactors of QPE. Male and female professionals reported significant differences in all the subfactors. However, the perception of QPE by job position did not show any significant differences. Further, a 2 (gender) × 3 (job positions: primary school vs. high school vs. university) MANOVA was analysed, which highlighted a significant interaction effect (Wilks’ l = .92) among the professionals; but η2 (=.038) had a medium effect. The study provided a foundation for identifying items for measuring the QPE among professionals in Iraq. Nevertheless, significant gender differences for all QPE subfactors warrant future research to comprehend the underlying issues.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2248887quality physical educationexploratory factor analysiscommunalityetaeigenvalue |
| spellingShingle | Md. Dilsad Ahmed Reza Heydari Klaudia Kukurová Mahdi Esfahani Walter Ho A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE) Cogent Education quality physical education exploratory factor analysis communality eta eigenvalue |
| title | A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE) |
| title_full | A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE) |
| title_fullStr | A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE) |
| title_short | A quantitative analysis measuring professionals’ perception about Quality Physical Education (QPE) |
| title_sort | quantitative analysis measuring professionals perception about quality physical education qpe |
| topic | quality physical education exploratory factor analysis communality eta eigenvalue |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2248887 |
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