Pathology of General Physical Education Courses in High Education institutes and Universities in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Full professor, Sport Management Department, Physical Education Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the barriers and challenges of general physical education courses in universities and higher education institutes in Iran. General physical education courses and their implementation and effectiveness in different universities have always been of interest to researchers while considerable research has been done in this field. The wide range of issues related to general physical education courses has prompted various domestic researchers in Iran to study this field from different aspects. A meta-analysis can combine and arrange the multiple and dispersed analyzes carried out in this area. For this purpose, 33 research documents related to general physical education courses were evaluated and the challenges of general physical education course were identified and categorized in 42 items and in 4 main components including purpose, content, method and evaluation. Therefore, suggestions were delivered for effective implementation for these courses in universities.

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