Omani Physical Education Teachers’ Beliefs about the General Objectives of Physical Education Curricula in Omani Schools

The purpose of this study was to investigate Omani physical education teachers’ beliefs’ about the general objectives of physical education in the Omani schools. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to achieve this purpose by using questionnaires and conducting interviews. The sample of study consisted of 157 teachers for questionnaires and 17 teachers for the interviews. The findings of the questionnaire indicated that teachers hold higher and moderator beliefs regarding the different objectives of physical education. Results obtained from the interviews showed that the academic learning objectives were believed to be the most important objectives for physical education. There were no significance differences attributed to the participant’s gender or teaching experiences regarding the objectives of physical education. All quantitative and qualitative results were discussed in relationship to the Omani physical education context.