Investigation of attitude levels towards physical education course of students in private and public secondary schools

The objective of this study is to evaluate the levels of students' attitudes towards the availability of physical education classes in both public and private secondary schools. In the academic year 2023-2024, the research population consists of students who are enrolled in public or private schools in the province of Batman. The sample for the study consisted of a total of eight hundred students who willingly participated in the investigation. The "Personal Information Form" was employed to gather data on the demographic characteristics of the students. The "Physical Education Lesson Attitude Scale" was employed to gather data aimed at determining the levels of attitude that students possess towards the physical education course. Upon receiving the data, they were subsequently entered into the SPSS 22.0 software package in order to facilitate statistical analysis. It is utilized a diverse range of statistical techniques to analyze the data, such as frequency analysis, percentage analysis, arithmetic mean, independent variable t test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post hoc testing. The analysis revealed statistically significant differences in the students' attitude levels towards physical education lesson. These disparities were discovered to be contingent upon the factors of educational institution category, academic performance, household income, number of siblings, and inclination towards a sports specialization (p<.05). No statistically significant difference was observed in the levels of attitude towards physical education class when considering the variables of gender, age, and grade (p > .05). Several variables, such as the educational institution attended by children, the degree of importance assigned to sports and physical education by the school administration, the socioeconomic status of the student's family, and the social circle of the student, collectively influence the students' attitudes towards physical education classes. It is said that from affluent backgrounds, who are enrolled in private educational institutions and have a higher standard of living, are more inclined to exhibit a favorable disposition towards physical education programs. Key Words: Student, Physical Education, Attitude, School, Sport.