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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1011072 ATTITUDES OF PARENTS TO CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES Hüseyin Öztürk1i*, Ahmet Yılgın2, Gamze Peksayılır1, Zeynep Yılmaz Öztürk3 Gaziantep University, Physical Education and 1 Sport Science Department, Gaziantep, Turkey Kilis 7 December Unıversıty, Kilis, Turkey 2 Gaziantep Sahinbey Science and Art Center, 3 Gaziantep, Turkey Abstract: This study was prepared with the aim of determining the attitudes of the parents about students who study the formal secondary schools affiliated the Ministry of Education of Adıyaman province to physical education lessons. Target population of the research is 435 parents whose children attending secondary education institutions affiliated to the central district of Adıyaman in the academic year -2017. The attitude scale consisting of 21 items was used in the research. Attitude scale consists of 4 subdimensions. These dimensions are; perceptive, functional, supportive and important. As a result; it is seen that there is a meaningful difference between the attitudes of the parents towards the physical education lesson according to the sporting situations and educational status of the parents. Keywords: physical education, family, attitude 1. Introduction Attitude was firstly discussed in the 19th century as a scientific matter. This concept, which is originally Latin, is described as ready for action Arkonaç, . It’s also defined the approach of accepting or disapproving a situation that is welcomed by individuals Başaran, 99 . Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 72 Hüseyin Öztürk, Ahmet Yılgın, Gamze Peksayılır, Zeynep Yılmaz 5ztürk ATTITUDES OF PARENTS TO CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES Attitude can be characterized as a continuous organization of the motivation, enthusiasm, learning and perception processes of the perception worlds of their own (Krech et al., 1980). Attitude does not have the readiness to show any treatment against such things, with close or distance to some objects, positions and notions (Hilgard et al., 1971). Attitude is not a directly measurable concept, but it is possible to indirectly measure it through the behavior of a person Kagıtcibasi, . Physical education is all of the regular work carried out with the aim of providing physical, spiritual and intellectual development of the people, strengthening the national consciousness and citizenship feelings and preparing the individuals for the daily life, the conditions of the business world (Yalcin, 1995). It can also be defined as the training of the individual with physical exercises (Tamer and Pulur, 2001). Physical education is all sportive activities based on interchangeable rules that vary according to the characteristics of the individual and the circumstances, when necessary, in order to improve physical and mental health and physical skills of the individuals Araci, ; Alıncak et al, , Alıncak, . Sport is a cultural phenomenon that includes both competition and solidarity and socialization, body and soul development, in leisure time or in an all-inclusive manner, with or without tools in various frameworks in the process of developing the talents that the individual acquires while naturalizing the natural environment of the individual (Goral ve Yapici, 2001). In physical education and sports activities, the students have learned to learn various ways of interacting, protecting their physical health and being a shareholder, acting in cooperation, accepting success, accepting defeat and developing a strategy towards a target (Seckin ve Basbay, 2013). There are also a number of features that the physical education course can develop on its own. These characteristics in general terms; to improve the physical capacity of the individual and to learn to be sensitive to rules (Mulayim, 2014). Being able to understanding of people's physical education and sports world begins with the family. Participation in the physical education and sporting activities of the child and the extent of participation is affected by the attitude of parents to socialization (Larson, 1970). The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of the parents of the secondary students in the developing provinces (Example of Adiyaman province) towards Physical Education and Sports lessons but also it is important because quite a few number of research done in this field on this sample. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/1097 European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 73