Abstract
The work of teachers has to be purposeful and well thought out in order to achieve desired results. Both theory and practice show that achieving success is combined with the adequate setting of educational goals and organizing them in a specific hierarchy. The objective of this study was the diagnosis of preferences concerning the hierarchy of physical education goals. A questionnaire developed by the European Physical Education Association was used as the research tool. Teachers perceived the goal of 'encouraging students to lead an active, healthy lifestyle' as the most important consideration. Its realization should result in lifelong physical activity and healthy lifestyle among students. From the results of this study it can be concluded that the following priorities of Polish teachers of physical education can be identified: health and physical fitness of pupils. Goals connected with shaping the social competences of pupils ranked lowest in importance.
Highlights
Teachers’ work, as in every form of human activity, has to be purposeful and well thought out in order to achieve assumed results
The most important among the group of dominating goals in the context of physical education were issues connected to health, which is corroborated by selecting goal 1 as the most important in the hierarchy; this concerns preparing students for an active and healthy lifestyle
Creating grounds for lifelong physical exercise recreation can be assured by comprehensive skills, and gaining them as a result of physical education has been highlighted by teachers; respondents placed the goal comprising this content [5] in fifth place
Summary
Teachers’ work, as in every form of human activity, has to be purposeful and well thought out in order to achieve assumed results. The element preceding any activity is motivation, which triggers the launch of behaviour dedicated to achieving a goal. The most important factor, which is tied to achieving success, is maintaining the activity aimed at a selected goal over a long period of time. Theory and practice indicate that achieving success is combined to a large extent with the setting of adequate goals; the results of research show that people without any clear long-term goals often change the direction of their actions. According to Locke and Latham, people should set themselves difficult but achievable goals. In such a situation, the goal is realized with increased persistence and great effort. The choice of goals is connected with their value and assigning them into a specific hierarchy
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