<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this study, the sporting activity of Hungarian school pupils is investigated with a focus on regional differences. The objective of the paper is to answer the following questions: Are there regional differences in pupils’ sporting activity, and, if yes, what is their relationship with the socio-cultural background of the pupils and the infrastructural and staffing conditions of schools? Has the 2012 introduction of daily physical education had a different effect on pupils’ leisure-time sporting activity in disadvantaged and affluent regions? Can the trends in the sporting activity of pupils be characterized as convergent or divergent since the introduction of daily physical education? The paper is based on an extensive study that relies on the most comprehensive database on physical education in schools, the National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC). The present study statistically analyzed eighth-grade pupil and school data from the 2010 and 2014 NABC. The results present the regional differences in pupils’ participation in sporting activity, their recent modification, and the main reasons behind the changes. In conclusion, the authors state that social, economic, and cultural inequalities are not clearly reflected in the sporting activity of students; however, certain data still call attention to the need to examine regional differences.</p></abstract>

In this study, the sporting activity of Hungarian school pupils is investigated with a focus on regional differences. The objective of the paper is to answer the following questions: Are there regional differences in pupils’ sporting activity, and, if yes, what is their relationship with the socio-cultural background of the pupils and the infrastructural and staffing conditions of schools? Has the 2012 introduction of daily physical education had a different effect on pupils’ leisure-time sporting activity in disadvantaged and affluent regions? Can the trends in the sporting activity of pupils be characterized as convergent or divergent since the introduction of daily physical education? The paper is based on an extensive study that relies on the most comprehensive database on physical education in schools, the National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC). The present study statistically analyzed eighth-grade pupil and school data from the 2010 and 2014 NABC. The results present the regional differences in pupils’ participation in sporting activity, their recent modification, and the main reasons behind the changes. In conclusion, the authors state that social, economic, and cultural inequalities are not clearly reflected in the sporting activity of students; however, certain data still call attention to the need to examine regional differences.

Effects of Regional Inequalities on the Sporting Activity of School Pupils: The Hungarian Case

University of Physical Education, Hungary

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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In this study, the sporting activity of Hungarian school pupils is investigated with a focus on regional differences. The objective of the paper is to answer...

Effects of Regional Inequalities on the Sporting Activity of School Pupils: The Hungarian Case

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 18 - 27

Received: Mar 08, 2016

Accepted: Apr 12, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2016-0011

Keywords
sports participation, school-aged children, regional inequalities, National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC), education

© 2016 Ágnes Vámos et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of Regional Inequalities on the Sporting Activity of School Pupils: The Hungarian Case

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 18 - 27

Received: Mar 08, 2016

Accepted: Apr 12, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2016-0011

Keywordssports participation, school-aged children, regional inequalities, National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC), education

© 2016 Ágnes Vámos et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sports participation, school-aged children, regional inequalities, National Assessment of Basic Competencies (NABC), education