Students' Attitudes Toward Outdoor Recreation in Helwan and King Abdul-Aziz Universities (A Comparative Study)

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Department of Sports Recreation, Faculty of Physical Education for Men, Helwan University, Cairo,

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences of attitudes toward outdoor recreation between Helwan University students in Egypt and King Abdul-Aziz University students in Saudi Arabia. A sample of (515) male students has been chosen randomly, it included (288) students from Helwan University and (227) students from King Abdul-Aziz University. The researcher used the qualitative method (survey) and depended on the following tools to collect research data, attitudes toward outdoor recreation scale - constructed by the researcher which comprises (36) items distributed on (4) dimensions, plus the list of outdoor activities participation. The results of this study have shown significant differences in attitudes toward outdoor recreation between Helwan University students and King Abdul-Aziz University students for only the first dimension "Concept" and second dimension "Importance" of the scale. The results have also shown significant differences in attitudes toward outdoor recreation between the Participants and Non-Participants of outdoor recreational activities. The most common outdoor recreational activities for Helwan University students were: Trips, Scouting and Nature observation, while Hunting, Umrah trip and Outdoor gathering were the top ranked activities for King Abdul-Aziz University students.

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