Skolidrott, varför inte? : Intervjustudie om orsaker till att inte vilja delta på skolidrotten

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study was to examine and compare the perspectives of students and physical education teachers about why students do not want to participate in physical education. We have chosen a qualitative approach including eight interviews, six with students and two with physical education teachers. The results indicated that it is beneficial for students participation if they already have some experiences of sports and health. The kind of quality and performance students experience as desirable in physical education could be understood as symbolic capital. Being around friends appeared to be an important factor to increas the amount of confidence in the students and this could be explained by the fact that a student gets judged and judge other students at the same time. Some students could feel exposed because this happens in an arena where they do not get to choose who is watching them, and judging them, when they participate.