A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ATTITUDE OF THE PARENTS OF INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE WORLD SCHOOL AND HARYANA BOARD SCHOOL TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Dr. Dhirendra Tiwari, Mr. Sunil Kumar and Dr. Usha Tiwari

Abstract

In this paper, a study was carried out to compare the attitude of the parents of International Baccalaureate World School and Haryana Board School towards Physical Education. The “Wear Attitude Inventory Equivalent Form-A” questionnaire was decided to find out their attitude for the study of Physical Education attitude scales. It was hypothesized that the parents of International Baccalaureate World School and Haryana Board School have positive attitude towards Physical Education. The investigator administered the questionnaire which consists of 30 questions on the attitude towards Physical Education. The questionnaire consists of both negative and positive questions. Answers were to be given in 5 points scale. SA, A, UD, D, SD. In total, 500 parents (250 from each category) were selected at random basis. In order to compare the subjects of International Baccalaureate World School and Haryana Board School, ‘Z’ Test was employed and the level of significance was set at 0.05. From the result of the study it is clearly evident that there is significant difference in the opinion of International Baccalaureate World School and Haryana Board School parents towards Physical Education. It is also shown that the attitude of the parents of International Baccalaureate World Schools towards Physical Education is very positive and enthusiastic as compared to parents of Haryana Board Schools.

Keywords: Board, Private, Government and Personality.