The new technologies at the service of olympic education
Μεταπτυχιακή διπλωματική εργασία
Συγγραφέας
Μουρούτη, Γεωργία
Ημερομηνία
2021-10Επιβλέπων
Μουντάκης, ΚωνσταντίνοςΘεματική επικεφαλίδα
Ολυμπισμός ; Ολυμπιακή παιδεία - Πρόγραμμα μαθημάτων ; Επικοινωνία και τεχνολογία ; Τεχνολογία της πληροφορίας - Κοινωνικές απόψεις ; Olympism ; Olympic education - Curriculum ; Communication and technology ; Information technology - Social aspectsΛέξεις κλειδιά
Olympic education ; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) ; ICT in Olympic educationΠερίληψη
The purpose of the present paper is to demonstrate that the values of Olympic Education
do not only serve a purpose in the New Technological society, but they can also take
advantage of the Information and Communication Technologies, in order students may
experience the whole procedure and make them part of their lives. The proposed
activities may be applied to students who will be divided into groups and will be able
to cooperate and to make use of a series of programs and other functions of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT). The methodology of conducting this study was
quantitative. The analysis of the results has shown that the majority of teachers use ICT
in the course of Olympic Education, but also point out as the main obstacles the lack of
relevant infrastructure and their own relevant knowledge. The latter also highlights the
importance of training Physical Education teachers before the introduction of ICT in
the Olympic Education course became wider. Other reasons that seem to act as a
deterrent are the lack of time, the curriculum that needs information and the lack of
motivation from students. Finally, the majority of educators who participated in the
study believe that the introduction of ICT in the Olympics Education course, in addition
to a better understanding of the values of Olympism, help students acquire ICT skills
and teamwork skills.