Exploration of Sports Participation and Curriculum Resource Utilization in Primary Schools Before and After the "Double Reduction"

Abstract

In order to eliminate capital chaos in the Education And Training (EAT) industry and ease parents' and students' excessive attention to subject achievements over physical quality, China government has launched the "Double Reduction" ("DR") policy which promotes students' Sports Participation (SP) in the Compulsory Education (CE) stage concerning students' physical and mental health. Firstly, based on the actual situation of students' SP before and after releasing the "DR" policy, this paper understands the exact needs of parents and children. Secondly, following empirical research and mathematical statistics, it analyzes the structure and characteristics of students' SP before and after the release of the "DR" policy. Mainly, the experiment focuses on the frequency, project types, and off-campus class expenditure. It also considers students' SP motivation in on-campus and off-campus sports classes before and after the "DR" policy proposal. Additionally the general curriculum resource utilization of PE teachers are surveyed in order to find out the current status of on-campus PE classes. Eventually, the strategies are put forward to optimize students' SP under the "DR" from the perspectives of family, school, and society. The results show that after the release of "DR", parents and schools gradually pay attention to student's physical health and better understand students' physical exercise in school. The consumption expenditure on sports off-campus classes has increased significantly. Meanwhile, family income and the father's occupation significantly impact the children's SP frequency in off-campus sports classes. Overall, "DR" is a protracted war. The existing difficulties need to be solved by families, schools, and the government. The research provides a practical basis for extending and managing on-campus sports classes and training. It helps timely uncover the problems in policy implementation. It guides the formulation of PE policy in the next stage of CE.

Keywords: Double Reduction policy; empirical research; questionnaire survey; sports participation; students.

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Interview data on the DAU of students' error-oriented GCR [(A): questions and options; (B): proportion of options].

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Interview data on students' individual difference-oriented GCR [(A): questions and options; (B): proportion of options].

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Interview data on the DAU of students' suggestion-oriented GCR [(A): questions and options; (B): proportion of options].

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Interview data on the DAU of students' psychological experience-oriented GCR [(A): questions and options; (B): proportion of options].

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Interview data on the DAU of natural environment-oriented GCR [(A): questions and options; (B): proportion of options].

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Problems in the GCR DAU of primary school PE.

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SP frequency before and after “DR”.

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Statistical results of registration purpose and cost of off-campus sport class [(A): proportion distribution of registration purpose of off-campus sport class; (B): cost expenditure of off-campus sport class].