Abstract:

The aim of this study was to determine the views of the secondary and high school students about what kind of PES class they want to have, characteristics of physical education and sport teachers and the expectations of them. The participants of the study were secondary and high school students in the spring semester of 2013-2014 academic year in the central district of Bolu. Data was collected through focus group interviews and a questionnaire. An open-ended questionnaire consisted of three open-ended questions was filled by 196 secondary and 202 high school students and 32 students took part in focus groups interviews. The results were stated that the students wanted to play games, be free during the course, do enjoyable activities and learn different sports in PES classes. They also stated that their participation in PES classes influenced by "the type of activities, the teacher's attitude, facility and equipment status and fun events". According to the students’ opinion a PES teacher should be athletic, full of fun, understanding and caring.