Elementary School Physical Education Teachers’ Strategies against Discipline Problems (Bursa Province Case)

Abstract

In this study, it is presented that the positive behavior suggestions to teachers by investigating
how often physical education teachers face behaviors distracting learning environment in educational practices.
The Teachers opinions about the underlying causes of behaviors distracting learning environment and what kind
of behavioral method they implement against behaviors distracting the classroom atmosphere are also
investigated. 119 physical education teachers chosen by randomly from the present private and state schools in
the three central county municipals of Bursa involved into the present study. The behaviors distracting learners’
environment are talking without permission, showing behaviors that distract the pace of the lesson, and talking in
a bothersome manner. The reasons for misbehaviors are accounted as parental problems, the influence of violent
acts on television and the other mass media, the indifference of families to the children’s education. Physical
education teachers found out some solutions when they encountered behaviors distracting learning environment
such as building a friendly classroom atmosphere, enabling disruptive students to have a dialogue with good
behaving students, staring at their eyes