@article{article_1435225, title={Examining the Relationship between Students’ Attitudes toward Physical Education and their Belonging to School}, journal={Journal of Education and Future}, pages={55–68}, year={2025}, DOI={10.30786/jef.1435225}, author={Yapıcı, Emre Caner and Küçük, Veysel}, keywords={tutum, ait olma, beden eğitimi ve spor dersi, spor yönetimi}, abstract={This research aims to explore how the attitudes of secondary and high school students toward physical education correlate with their sense of belonging to both their school and their local community. This research sample comprised 1,102 students, with 490 being female and 612 being male. It was determined that the data obtained showed a normal distribution. Thus, it was decided to conduct simple linear regression, ANOVA and Tukey analyses. A moderate correlation was detected between the attitude toward physical education and the sense of belonging to the school (p <0.05, r=0.425). In the simple linear regression analysis, it was concluded that the attitude toward physical education explained the sense of belonging to the school by 18% (p < 0.05, R = 18.1). A statistically significant difference was found between the attitude toward physical education and sports lessons and the place of residence (p <0.05). In conclusion, physical education and sports course explained school belonging by 18% and that physical education and sports course attitudes differed according to the regions of residence in favor of the Georgia/Batumi (x:3.98) region (p <0.05).}, number={28}, publisher={Aydın Yayıncılık}