The International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI)
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to explore the current situation of the fifth and sixth graders' participation motivation and obstructive factors of leisure sports in elementary schools in Houli District of Taichung City. It further compares the differences between different demographic variables. The research tool was self-compiled "questionnaire concerning the schoolchildren's participation motivation and obstruc- tive factors of leisure sports in elementary schools". The subjects were the fifth and sixth graders of elementary schools in Houli District of Taichung City. The questionnaire survey was conducted on random sampling. The population was elementary school students in Taichung City in 2014 academic year. The survey period was from January 10, 2015 to January 26, 2015. A total of 570 valid questionnaires were retrieved. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using SPSS for Windows 18.0. The differences of participation motivation and obstructions of leisure sports under demographic variables (school, grade, gender, family background) were analyzed with t test and one-way ANOVA. The research results are as follows: 1. Among students' participation motivations of leisure sports in elementary schools in Houli District of Taichung City, most of them engage in leisure sports to enhance their physical ability. 2. There are significant differences in the fifth and sixth graders' participation motivation of leisure sports in elementary schools in Taichung City under different demographic variables. 3. The obstructive factors of leisure sports are widespread. Poor sports environment is the factors hindering most of the schoolchildren from participating in leisure sports. 4. There are differences in the obstructive factors of the fifth and sixth graders' leisure sports in elementary schools in Taichung City under different demographic variables. 5. There is a negative correlation between students' participation motivations of leisure sports in elementary schools in Houli District of Taichung City and the obstructive factors of leisure sports.
Relation:
International Journal of Organizational Innovation 9(1), pp.63-79