Attitudes of Students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Al-Zawiya towards the Specialization Course

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the most preferred specializations among the research sample, as well as the nature of their attitudes towards their fields of specialization, and the differences in their attitudes towards the elective course within the specialization according to academic level.
Methodology: The researchers employed the descriptive approach due to its suitability to the nature of this research. The study was conducted on a purposive sample consisting of (69) male students from the third and fourth levels at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Al-Zawiya. The researchers used a questionnaire designed specifically to measure attitudes, which was developed by the researchers themselves. After distributing and collecting the questionnaires from the sample, and following scientific data processing, the results revealed that the most preferred specialization among the sample was Physical Therapy, followed by Football, while Tennis and Gymnastics were the least preferred. The results also showed no statistically significant differences attributable to the academic year variable in attitudes towards the specialization among students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Al-Zawiya.