Students' attitude and effects of sport and recreational tourism on success in schools

Abstract

This research is supposed to establish if there is a significant difference in attitude of boys and girls and their peers to sport and recreational tourism and its' correlation with success in schools. Tools used in the research were: the questionnaire compiled of socio-demographic data; the questionnaire on the attitude towards sports. The participants in the research were teenagers, 357 of them (189 girls and 168 boys), aged 12- 15. The research was carried out in primary schools all over AP Vojvodina. The obtained data showed that the participants who prefer sports or recreational activities manifest greater interest in student trips and excursions and generally have greater success in school. However, there is, statistically, little difference in dependent variables between older and younger participants.