Klättring i skolan
En studie om klättring som en del av den svenska idrottsundervisningen
AimThe aim of this essay is to investigate the possibility to exercise climbing within the framework of the physical education in the obligatory school. We investigated how physical education teachers think about exercising climbing in school and how the Swedish Climbing Association is working to reach out to schools.MethodA questionnaire was sent out to 81 schools (Idrottshögskolans partner schools) in suburban Stockholm, which corresponds to 10% of the total amount of schools in that area. A mail interview was also made with a representative for the Swedish Climbing Association who also represented a local climbing association, to collect information about how they worked with schools and youth.ResultsWe have not found anything in the steering documents against exercising climbing during physical education. There are obstacles for exercising climbing during physical education, a wall for climbing is very expensive and the schools have a lack of space for this wall. The results from the questionnaire showed that 76% of all the schools that did not have a wall for climbing wanted to have one. The Swedish Climbing Association don?t co-operate with the schools today, but it might be the case in the future.ConclusionThere is a possibility and space for climbing during physical education in the Swedish schools, but the schools need to find a suitable way of realizing it. If the Swedish Climbing Association would like to and has the ambition to be part of the Swedish physical education, we believe that they can, provided that they use the right methods to reach out to the majority of the schools.