Research of the problem of involvement of technical university students in the process of physical education: students' opinions

Introduction. The study of the problem of students' involvement in physical education is important in the research environment of universities. Modern students, studying for 8 hours a day at the university, are also forced to do homework, carry out scientific work, and it is physical culture and sports that are one of the most important factors for maintaining and promoting health. The purpose of this study is to identify the interest of students of the research university in physical education classes in the aspect of sociological analysis. Materials and methods. Students from the 1st to the 4th year of full-time study (150 people) of the Stupino branch of the Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) took part in an anonymous sociological survey by filling out Google forms. Results. The analysis of the results of the survey of students showed that the level of involvement in physical education is not fully formed (only 48,7% regularly attend physical education classes, 40,7% attend from time to time and almost 10,6% do not attend at all). Students do not have enough internal attitudes to realize the importance of physical culture classes. Nevertheless, 73,3% show interest in physical education, noting that they do it to improve general physical qualities. Conclusion. Physical education at the university is carried out throughout the entire period of study and is implemented in various forms that are interrelated, complement each other and represent a single process of physical education of students. The purpose of physical education at the university is the formation of physical culture of students as a systemic quality of personality, an integral component of the general culture of future specialists who are able to implement it in educational, social and professional activities and the family.