Abstract

This research aims to determine what motivates children to participate in the after-school basketball class. To that end, 220 subjects were selected through random sampling in April 2006 from among participants in basketball classes operating in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. Data were analyzed using t-test or one-way analysis of variance. The analysis based on research hypotheses came up with the following results. First, as to their basketball class participation motivation by gender, the male group had a higher level of motivation of cleanness, physical aptitude, professionalism, demonstration of show-off, achievement, and spontaneity. Second, as to their basketball class participation motivation by school year, there was a statistically significant difference in all types of motivation, and elementary schoolers in higher school grades had a higher level of motivation than middle school students. Third, as to their basketball class participation motivation by religion, other group and Buddhist group had a higher level of motivation. Fourth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by their parents` occupation, participants with their parents` occupation being professional had the highest level of motivation. Fifth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by region, residents in cities and counties, overall, had a higher level of motivation. In particular, residents in cities and counties had a high level of motivation of physical aptitude, demonstration of show-off, and spontaneity. Sixth, The villa-residents group had a higher level of motivation than the apartment-residents group. Seventh, the house-owning group had a higher level of cleanness motivation, and the rented-house group had a higher level of motivation of show-off and achievement. Eighth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by participation period, The 1 to 6-month group had the highest cleanness motivation level, the 1 to 2 year or lower group had the highest physical aptitude motivation level, and the 7 to 12-month group had the highest level of motivation of show-off, achievement and spontaneity. Ninth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by participation attitude, The positive-participants group had a high level of motivation of physical aptitude and spontaneity. Tenth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by participation frequency, the weekly four-time or more participants group had the highest level of all types of motivation. Eleventh, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by preference over basketball, The group which liked basketball had a higher level of physical aptitude motivation, while the group which did not like basketball had the highest level of motivation of cleanness, achievement and spontaneity.

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