LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Kūno kultūra; Mokykla; Situacija; Physical education; School; The situation.
ENOur research shows that physical education teachers work in an environment where educational activities are constantly impeded by the low status of physical education, insufficient number and quality of equipment resources and lack of teaching aids and educational environment, which is neither functional, nor safe, nor hygienic. These problems prevent teachers from achieving the goals of physical education and have negative impact on lessons quality. Aim of the study was to identify and compare the situation of physical education in Alytus city and region high schools and primary/secondary schools. The survey was carried out using a questionnaire which is designed by Sport Science and Physical Education Council (ICSSPE /IOC), an international study (Hardman, 2009). Questionnaires were distributed to all 70 of Alytus city and region secondary physical education teachers, 59 of them responded (p<0.05), 34 men and 25 women. The results showed that the Alytus city and region gymnasiums and main/secondary schools mainly use lessons’ time for team games (p<0.05). Draughts and chess activity is usually chosen as a non-traditional physical activity behavior (p<0.05). In gymnasiums physical education learning equipment quality is good (p<0.05), quantity higher than the average (p<0.05), while in the main/secondary schools quality is sufficient (p<0.05), quantity sufficient and reduced (p<0.05). Teachers evaluate students’ progress and achievements by marks only. In main/secondary schools physical education teachers evaluate school children for physical capacity (p<0.05) and nonformal education results (p<0.05) more often than in gymnasiums. For physically weaker students physical education classes are conducted in conjunction with the whole class and students exempted from physical education classes for health reasons or because of temporary illness, activities such as draughts, chess (p<0.05) and the lesson observation without any activi.For physically weaker students physical education classes are conducted in conjunction with the whole class and students exempted from physical education classes for health reasons or because of temporary illness, activities such as draughts, chess (p<0.05) and the lesson observation without any activity are usually proposed (p<0.05). Physical education subject and the status of the teachers of physical education are the same as in comparison with other subjects. [From the publication]