The Role of Team Sports Curriculum and its Teachers on Acquiring Citizenship Values for Third Year Female Students (Methods of Teaching Branch) of Faculty of Physical Education

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Department of Team and Racquet Sports, Faculty of Physical Education- Tanta University, Egypt

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The current research aims to identify the role of team sports curriculum and teachers in the acquisition of citizenship values for the third year female students (methods of teaching branch) of faculty of physical education. The researchers used the descriptive (survey) approach. Participants (n=20) of this research were all faculty members responsible for teaching team sports curriculum (handball – basketball – volleyball – field hockey) during the academic year 2014-2015. To collect data, the researchers used the following tools: A questionnaire about citizenship values that third year female students (methods of teaching branch) can acquire through the team sports curriculum and teachers (by the researchers) - Analysis of the team sports curriculum for third year female students (methods of teaching branch) - Teacher's observation form during teaching the curriculum to identify its effects on acquiring citizenship values. Results indicated that: There are some citizenship values included in team sports curriculum and this indicates that curriculum content is concerned with providing students with these values, Team sports teachers contributed explicitly and implicitly in providing some citizenship values during teaching.

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