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Article: Attitudes toward physical education: a study of high school students from four countries--Austria, Czech Republic, England, and USA.
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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This study investigated the attitude toward physical education of 1107 high school students from four countries, Czech Republic, Austria, England, and the United States. Survey data were gathered and measured using the Adams Scale survey instrument (Adams, 1963). While the data revealed individual differences, the overall sample indicated a decidedly positive attitude toward physical education. Students from the Czech Republic had significantly higher attitude scores than both U.S. and English respondents (p
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