THE PERCEPTION OF EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ON THE CONCEPT OF STUDENT PHYSICAL FITNESS DEVELOPMENT BY ENGINEERING SCHOOL ACCREDITATION SYSTEMS IN ACEH JAYA DISTRICT Syamsulrizal (a), Yeni Marlina (a), Tandiyo Rahayu (b), Ifwandi (a)
a) Physical Education Syiah Kuala University, darussalam Banda Aceh
syamsulrizal.jantho[at]unsyiah.ac.id, yenimarlinay[at]unsyiah.ac.id,
ifwandi[at]unsyiah.ac.id
b) Faculty of Sport Science, Semarang State University tandiyorahayu[at]mail.unnes.ac.id,
Abstract
The current research aimed at investigating the perception of educational stakeholders on the concept of student physical fitness development by engineering school accreditation systems. The formation of students^ physical fitness has been considered as one of important factors in education. This is why, in the school accreditation assessment, physical fitness is one aspect of the assessment in the accreditation test instrument. In collecting the data, the researchers used a qualitative approach. A total of 12 participants consisting of teachers at the Junior High School level in Aceh Jaya District, Education Council of Aceh Jaya District, and Head of the Aceh Jaya District Education Office, and students^ parents were involved in the research. Interview and Focus Group Discussion were utilized to collect the data. The data analysis technique uses qualitative analysis technique. The result of the current research indicated that stakeholders in education sector in the Aceh Jaya district concur to the idea of having an additional accreditation component related to the physical fitness development. They also agreed that accreditation based physical fitness program at schools would improve students^ academic performance, and therefore any attempt to facilitate its insertion to the educational system would be supported. This study also produced a policy recommendation on physical fitness through engineering school accreditation which can be used as an academic ground for the erection of government regulation on this matter.
Keywords: Perception, Physical fitness, School Accreditation
