Opinions of Physical Education Teachers on National and Cultural Values Gained Through Physical Education and Sports Activities

Abstract

The objective of the research is to analyze the opinions of physical education teachers regarding national and cultural values gained through physical education and sports activities. In the research, the interview method has been used from qualitative research patterns. The study group consists of 19 physical education teachers (12 Male and 7 Female) selected according to the easily accessible sampling method from purposeful sampling methods, which is one of the improbable sampling strategies working at the middle and high school level in Gaziantep province in 2019-2020 Academic Year. Data have been gathered via a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and have been evaluated by content analysis method. According to the results of the study it has been determined that physical education teachers think that physical education and sports activities have positive effects in the development of students in terms of national and cultural values, but have various criticisms and suggestions for practice of such activities.

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“…In the research, the interview method, which is frequently used in qualitative research designs, was used in order to hear directly the experiences of the participants about the subject at first hand (Yildirim, Simsek, 2018). In the interview method, interviews take place in the form of face-to-face conversations with people selected by the researcher in the field where the research will take place (Kumbetoglu, 2005).…”

“…In this research, a strategic framework was created by using the phenomenology research design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The phenomenology design is a qualitative methodology that focuses on events that are known but do not have an in-depth and detailed understanding (Yildirim, Simsek, 2018). The reason why the phenomenological pattern constitutes the framework of the research in this research is that the raw data sources are individuals who experience the phenomena that are the focus of the study and will reflect these experiences in detail to the outside.…”

“…In studies planned with qualitative design compared to studies planned with quantitative design, the number of participants who make up the research group may be insufficient. According to Patton (2014) and Yildirim and Simsek (2018), the number of participants in qualitative research is determined by the repetition of concepts and processes while collecting data. This situation is called "data saturation" (Patton, 2014;Yildirim, Simsek, 2018).…”

“…According to Patton (2014) and Yildirim and Simsek (2018), the number of participants in qualitative research is determined by the repetition of concepts and processes while collecting data. This situation is called "data saturation" (Patton, 2014;Yildirim, Simsek, 2018). Therefore, it can be said that the concept of data saturation is an important factor in determining the number of participants in the research group.…”

“…In the research, purposive sampling method (Merriam, 2018), which is one of the frequently preferred non-probability sampling strategies in studies planned with qualitative design, and maximum diversity sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods (Yildirim, Simsek, 2018). In this context, the fact that the participants participating in the research had different education levels, sports branches, and coaching levels caused the maximum diversity sampling method to be preferred in the research.…”