ERIC Number: EJ967595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8259
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Team Building through Physical Challenges in Gender-Segregated Classes and Student Self-Conceptions
Gibbons, Sandra L.; Ebbeck, Vicki
Journal of Experiential Education, v34 n1 p71-86 Sum 2011
It was of interest to determine if earlier research findings, where female students were particularly advantaged by the Team Building Through Physical Challenges (TBPC; Glover & Midura, 1992) program in a coeducational setting, would still be observed in gender-segregated physical education classes. A total of 260 female (n = 127) and male (n = 133) middle school students were assigned to either treatment (participate in one TBPC activity every second week) or control (no exposure to TBPC activities) conditions. Assessments of six self-conceptions were collected before and after a five-month intervention period. Data were analyzed using a 2 (control/treatment) X 2 (pre-intervention/post-intervention) X 2 (female/male) repeated measures multivariate analysis of covariance. Examination of the results suggested that the TBPC program continues to somewhat advantage female students in gender-segregated classes, although the overriding finding was that the program is associated with beneficial outcomes for both female and male students. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intervention, Multivariate Analysis, Single Sex Classes, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Females, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Males, Comparative Analysis, Coeducation, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Grade 7, Grade 8, Foreign Countries, Competence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Grade 8; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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