Expectations of Polytechnic Students from the Physical Education and Sport Teacher

Abstract

As a partner in the instructive educational process, the student is an adult with a well-defined system of values. Knowing them in the most complex manner possible is an important stage for the actual and future efficiency of the effects on multiple plans of the intervention of the teacher in university education.
Purpose
This study aims to objectify the expectations of technical university students from the professional and human features of the physical education and sport teacher, as well as the ways of structuring them according to the gender and lifestyle peculiarities.
Methods
The main research method used is the investigation in the form of questionnaire.
74 students of the Aerospace Engineering Faculty from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest participated in the research.
The research took place during 7 March – 7 May 2015 within the Sports Complex of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest.
Results
The results obtained following this research highlight the fact that gender feature and "university experience” affect the expectations of students from the physical education and sport teacher.
Conclusions
The current and future impact of the teacher in the training on multiple plans of the student is strictly determined by his/her respect and appreciation for the instructor.
Specifying the defining aspects of the students’ system of values in relation to physical education and sport teachers, structuring the relationship student – teacher according to these represent a proof of the respect for the student, with direct effects on increasing long and short term impact of the physical education and sport teacher’s activity.