Physical Educators and Programmes of Olympic Education in Schools of Ilia the Prefecture

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to concern the Physical Education Teachers appointed in the schools before the Olympic Games in Greece for the implementation of the Olympic Education programme in the primary and secondary schools of the prefecture of Ilia. The essential problem of the absence of Olympic Education programmes in Greek schools, in the country of birth of the Olympic Games and the absence of the concept of Olympism from Greek education is presented. The importance of this research lies in the awareness of the problem and the finding of solutions regarding the reintegration of Olympic Education programmes in schools and the understanding of their excessive value in the educational path. Using a structured interview, using open questions, data were collected from Physical Education Teachers, who worked on the Olympic Education programme in schools in the prefecture of Ilia. The collected data were subjected according to thematic analysis and SPSS software was used. The results of the research present data concerning the students, the Physical Education Teachers, the support of the programme by the competent bodies as well as the reasons that based on the interviews contributed to the termination of the Olympic Education programme.