A Student’s Attitude towards Sports and Recreational Tourism at the School

 

Natalija Ostojic, Jovan Plavsa and Milan Radakovic

 

Research Paper I Published October,2016

 

Research Journal of Educational Studies and Review Vol. 2 (4), pp. 43-49.

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we dealt with the examination of the statistical differences between athletes and non-athletes of school age in their attitude towards sport and sports- recreational tourism and whether there is a difference between older and younger children in these two dependent variables. Participants in the study were children athletes (those who are actively engaged in a sport that is, have regular training and participated in a club) and those children who are engaged in recreational sports or are not involved in sports at all. The sample was N = 357, of which 182 (51.0%) are athletes (51.0%) and 175 (49.0%) are non-athletes. To investigate the influence of their age, subjects were divided into younger (10 to 12 years) and older children (13 to 15 years). In total, there were 168 boys (47.1%) and 189 (52.9%) girls. Approximately the same percentage of respondents came from town (48%) and country (52%) area. Although the most of respondents reported they like traveling in their spare time, they stated that their traveling depends on parents’ income. Boys are more active than girls, are more involved in organized sport and prefer more intense and more frequent sport traveling. Respondents who do not do sports mostly preferred activities related to fun and relaxation, as well as socializing with peers.

Key Words: Children, Sport, Gender Differences, Attitude and Sport-Recreational Tourism.

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