期刊名称：Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health
印刷版ISSN：1224-7359
出版年度：2016
卷号：16
期号：2
页码：442-448
语种：English
出版社：Ovidius University Press
摘要：Aim: The aim of this research is to examine thoroughly the reasons why the parents guide their children to swim.The research was designed in screening model in qualitative research approaches.Methods: Study group of the research is composed of the parents of 303 (177 male;126 female) children with the age range of 10-15 who attended the summer school of 2015 in the swimming pool at Gazi University in the city center of Ankara.As a data collection tool,unstructured interview form was used in order to get to the bottom of the personal opinions and judgments of the parents.Descriptive statistics (frequency,percentage and mean) and content analysis were used in data analysis.Results: When examined the findings of the study,four themes regarding opinions of the parents were obtained.It was detected that the fact that the children are guided by their family to swim and the children themselves are eager to swim lie at the bottom of why the children who are swimming are doing this sport.It was appeared that they are mostly affected by their peers in terms of environmental interaction.Parents associated swimming mostly with physical development and healthy life among the developmental dimensions of their children.It was determined that the presence of the facilities in the vicinity,suitability thereof for the religious belief,and the desire of the parent for being alone and resting are among the other reasons why the parents guide their children to swim.Conclusions: It was concluded that the parents participating in the research have a relatively high awareness level with respect to the positive contribution of swimming to all the developmental dimensions;and in terms of the tendency to this sport,guidance of the parents is more effective than the desire of the children.
