(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Attitudes and the strategies for changing attitudes towards



             Actions or behaviour - the teacher thinks males are more likely to drop out of the game than females.
             As a good teacher/coach individuals should not be judged according to a persons belief as the individual may act accordingly, instead everyone at the training should .
             be treated equally no matter what the teachers beliefs and feelings are.
             In order to alter an attitude in netball, an individual must have at least two opposing beliefs. These opposing beliefs cause dissonance (disharmony), in order for a person to feel consonance (positive attitude) the individual has to experience new situations which will provoke an attitude change. If an individual is left out of every netball match or a team loses every match their attitudes may become negative. If, however an individual is respected in a team or a team begins to win matches this may bring about a change in attitude. Woods (1998) also found by using punishments and/or .
             rewards the behaviour component of the triadic model can be changed as an attitude object becomes more popular thus changing negative attitudes in to positive ones.
             It is thought by many that favourable role models and stereotypical images can be used to form positive rather than negative attitudes towards specific situations. In netball and many other sports however this is often a problem. A lack of media coverage and the notion that netball is simply for "little girls" means there are hardly any role models for young aspiring netballer's to look up to, this is especially prevalent within the UK. Wajer (1997) stated that "netball as a game needs to receive a much higher status within England if we want people's attitudes towards it to change." When using stereotypical images objective arguments must be presented rather than subjective opinions, this can lead to an individual or team to be persuaded to change their beliefs. Galligan (1998) states "our attitudes , therefore, evolve as we experience different sporting situations.


Essays Related to Attitudes and the strategies for changing attitudes towards


Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question