Evaluation of Physical Education Teachers in Use of First Aid in Schools Sports

The purpose of this study is the evaluation of knowledge of physical education teachers in usingfirst aid in schools sports of the Dezful city in 2014 academic year. Research methods is descriptivesurveyin terms of strategy, is practical in terms of purpose, and in terms of the relationshipsbetween variables it is correlational which was conducted as a field study. Study population wasconsisted of 210 primary and secondary school physical education teachers in Dezful city. Statisticalsample was selected equal to the Study population and all in all 150 teachers (71.42 percent)participated in the study. Researcher made questionnaire was developed to assess knowledge ofphysical education teachers knowledge in using first aid and the principles of safety in schoolsports. This questionnaire was developed by studying the theoretical foundations in the discoveryprocess and using confirmatory factor analysis, six factors were identified. Its reliability wascalculated 0.94 through Cronbach s alpha. To test research hypotheses, Pearson correlation test,independent t-test, one-sample t and chi-square at the significant level of 0.05 ≤p was used. Theresults showed that level of Knowledge and skills of teachers, respectively with 92 and 48 percentwas in a favorable situation. Safety level of physical education classes also with 3.51 percent wasfavorable. First Aid skills of men were evaluated better than women, but in knowledge of theapplication of first aid and safety principles, there was no difference between male and femaleteachers. Given the important role of physical education teachers in the development of sports analso the inevitability of sport injuries, it seems necessary to teach first aid and safety principlesduring scheduled period.

Keywords:

First Aid , Knowledge Of Physical Education Teachers , Schools Sports