Published Papers - MURASE Koji

Students' expectations of teachers' behavior in physical education classes at junior high school

Murase Koji, Ambe Hisataka （Part： Lead author,　Last author,　Corresponding author )

Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences) ( Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences )  55 ( 2 ) 379 - 393   2010  [Refereed]

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The purpose of this study was to identify students' expectation of teachers' behavior in physical education classes, and to examine the relationship between this expectation and students' self-perceived competence. The total of 1192 junior high school students (613 boys and 579 girls) completed two kinds of questionnaire. One of them was used to detect types of behavior students expect from their teachers, and the other to evaluate students' level of physical competence and perceived control. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed four expectation factors for teacher behavior (enriched learning environment, equal relationship between teacher and student, criticism, encouragement). The results showed that girls had higher expectations than boys for all teacher behavior factors, except for criticism. In fact boys expected more criticism than did girls. Furthermore, there was a moderate positive correlation between perceived control and three expectation factors of teacher behavior (enriched learning environment, equal relationship between teacher and student, encouragement), despite a weak correlation between physical competence and all students' expectation factors. These results indicate that girls expect closer and more positive interaction with their teachers than do boys. In addition, it was also revealed that perceived control had stronger effects on students' expectations of teacher behavior during physical education classes in comparison to physical competence.<br>

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Attitudes of elementary school children toward their physical activities and sports participations

Ochiai Msaru, Kato Tutomu, Murase Koji

Journal of the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences Yokohama National University The Educational sciences ( Yokohama National University )  9   23 - 35   2007.02

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The purpose of this research was to compare differences, through preferences in exercise and physical education (PE), in the image children have of the teacher they would like to have in their PE lessons. The study was carried out on 3, 735 elementary school pupils in Kanagawa Prefecture, using a questionnaire format. The results are as shown below. 1. Preferences regarding exercise and PE were shared by many children, with approximately 75% liking both of them. 2. Children who like exercise and PE tended to want their PE teacher to be strict with them in PE lessons, whereas children who do not like exercise and PE tended to want their teacher to be kind. Furthermore, the desire for strictness increased as children moved up through the school, with this tendency being particularly strong among boys. 3. Among boys, and children who like exercise and PE, there was a tendency to attach importance to exercise with regard to the teacher in PE lessons, whereas girls and children who do not like exercise and PE tended to have a strong desire for physical education in which the teacher gives them support. 4. Among children who like PE, as with those who hate PE there was a tendency for children who do not like exercise to want a teacher who responds to children and is kind with them.

The environment available for children's games, and related factors: comparison between generations

Murase Koji, Ochiai Masaru （Part： Lead author,　Last author,　Corresponding author )

Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences) ( Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences )  52 ( 2 ) 187 - 200   2007  [Refereed]

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The present study was performed to clarify the reasons for the reduction in the amount of time spent by the current generation of elementary school children playing outside or participating in sports, based on opinions from both the children themselves and their guardians and teachers, data that could be used to establish methods of promoting outdoor activities or sports. This survey was conducted using a questionnaire that targeted 3,752 elementary school students in Kanagawa prefecture (broken down into 999 4th grade boys, 891 4th grade girls, 933 6th grade boys and 929 6th grade girls), 5,017 of the guardians of these students (685 males and 4,332 females), and 1,202 education-related personnel (423 males and 779 females). In order to process the results, we categorized the figures into 3 groups of children, adult generation 1 (20 to 30 years of age), and adult generation 2 (40 to 50 years of age), and analyzed them on the basis of Hayashi's quantification theory. In examining the characteristics of play and activities, we found that children played less frequently outside in locations such as open spaces and empty land lots, and that they tended to play alone more often when compared with recollections by adult generations 1 and 2. Furthermore, we found that playing outside or engaging in sports was not passed on to children as types of activity that could be enjoyed in groups. We also observed that the types of play activities children adopted are greatly affected by the media. Regarding the relationship between play activity environments and the variety of outdoor play and sports, we found that regardless of generation classification the experience of playing in natural settings such as mountains, the sea, rivers or similar locations served as a large factor in providing variety for recreational activities, and that participation in sports clubs and the involvement of adults were also major factors in promoting such activities. Based on these findings, we suggest that establishing and maintaining locations where children can play with a sense of freedom, and the involvement of adults in passing on play activities and introducing play-related ideas, are essential for the promotion of outdoor play activities and sports for children.

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From the investigation of outdoor play in childhood : The circumstances around children's play

MURASE Koji, OCHIAI Masaru, YANO Masaki （Part： Lead author,　Last author,　Corresponding author )

Journal of the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences Yokohama National University The Educational sciences ( Yokohama National University )  7   15 - 32   2005.02

The relationship between Scale-scores of TSMI and Characteristic-scores of Baum-test

MURASE Koji, OCHIAI Masaru, MIZOKUCHI Takeshi （Part： Lead author,　Last author,　Corresponding author )

Journal of the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences Yokohama National University The Educational sciences ( Yokohama National University )  6   121 - 136   2004.02