Cadets' Perceptions of Gymnastics Instruction for Officer Development

Autor/inn/en	Coelho, Jeffrey D.; Fielitz, Lynn R.
Titel	Cadets' Perceptions of Gymnastics Instruction for Officer Development
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 11 (2006) 3, S.605-625 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Athletics; Teamwork; Military Personnel; Military Training; Terrorism; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Leichtathletik; Militärausbildung; Terrorismus; USA
Abstract	The United States Military Academy has offered gymnastics instruction since 1838. Gymnastics continues to be an integral component of the physical education curriculum. The purpose of this study was to investigate cadets' perceptions of their experiences in a required gymnastics course using the critical incident technique. Students described experiences in the gymnastics class that they believed had a positive or negative influence on their development as cadets and future Army officers. Key elements of their responses were classified into 16 positively perceived and 11 negatively perceived categories. The top positive categories were confidence, encouragement, fear management, modeling, additional instruction, and teamwork. The top negative categories included lack of time, helplessness, discouragement, lack of relevance, unfair grading, and injury. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10