For the chosen subject in master's thesis, we presented the presence of gender stereotypes in sports, also we touched the biological differences between males and females and the status of women in different fields of sport. We described the influence of media and family on the position and status of women in sports and also presented the nowadays presence of women in the leading positions in sports. We analyzed the resolutions and documents, which stand up for better position of women in the field of sports. Further, we made a comparison between the past and present sports in schools and described the features of learning differentiation. We also described the gender differentiation in the sports subject and analyzed the presence of gender differentiation in the curriculum for the sports subject. In empirical part we investigated the class teachers’ opinions on gender differentiation at the sports subject and to what extent they are implementing the gender differentiation at sports subject or dividing the students according to gender respectively. We were interested into reasons the class teachers are stating for introduction of gender differentiation into sports subject and to what extent the students are offered a choice of content in sports in regard of their gender. In master’s thesis we used quantitative research, namely we researched with the use of survey questionnaire. Survey sample size consisted of 131 class teachers of both genders, which are teaching on Slovenian primary schools. In survey we found out that class teachers at class level mostly don't divide by gender at the sports subject and also, they express, that gender differentiation at class level (grades 1 to 5) is not yet necessary. On the other hand, the majority of teachers agree into introduction of gender differentiation at subject level (from 6th grade on). Biological differences between genders, (especially at the subject level) are the most frequent reason for dividing the students (different body characteristics ...). Based on obtained results, we also found out that class teachers at sports subject notice different interests in sports content based on gender, therefore boys show more interest in »masculine« sports, while girls more into »feminine«. Some teachers do give their students a gender-based choice of different content at sports subject. Results, obtained with the survey, will help with greater awareness of class teachers for execution of and influence on gender differentiation or separation of students based on gender at sports subject respectively, while encouraging further research in the field of gender differentiation and dividing students based on gender at sports subject in primary school.
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