The Teacher's Expertise in High School Classes Influences Students' Perception

Abstract

Since April 2012, Japanese martial arts have become compulsory subjects in junior high schools throughout Japan, and cca. 70% of schools have chosen judo as their compulsory subject. Among these, the occurrence of fatal accidents and serious injuries due to judo are a concern. However, regarding fatal accidents connected to judo that occur in schools, they tend occur in high schools rather than in junior high schools. In addition, because judo is seen as dangerous, it is very probable that there are teachers who teach classes without adapting the true nature of judo. The aim of this research is, simultaneously with conducting an opinion poll among high school students on their judo classes, to define how the expertise of teachers who have specialized in judo influence their students' image of the sport through their classes. This research was carried out by conducting an opinion poll in three high schools which have implemented judo classes in 2012. The target group consisted of 357 respondents. As a result of factor analysis, five factors were extracted. Regardless of the factors, both the teacher who was and the teacher who was not an expert in the field could not, through mutual interaction, give a significant difference.