SIBERIAN FEDERAL DISTRICT UNIVERSITIES' PHYSICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM MONITORING RESULTS

The paper presents the results of a comprehensive monitoring of the system of physical education in higher schools of the Siberian Federal District (hereafter SFD). The Scientific-Methodological Council on Physical Fitness of the Council of Rectors of the Siberian Federal District approved a plan to monitor compliance of SES on physical education in higher schools of SFD. The plan is for five years (2009-2013) and involves three stages: Stage 1. Monitoring of teaching physical education courses in the departments of physical education in higher schools of SFD (2008-2009). The number of students, staff, material resources, methodological support, total hours, their distribution on the theoretical, methodological and practical parts of the course, forms of organization of educational process, forms of control. Stage 2. Monitoring levels of preparedness of students (2010-2011) in physical fitness, theoretical knowledge, involvement in sports and mass work, athletic achievement, etc. Stage 3. Development of methodological recommendations for improving the training process in the departments of physical education in higher schools of SFD (2012-2013). The Council was given the results of monitoring in seven regions of SFD: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Novosibirsk Region, Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Khakassia, Tomsk Region, Omsk Region, Kemerovo Region. The monitoring results of 46 universities were analysed, including 39 state institutions (28 - of the Federal Agency for Education, 11 - of other ministries and agencies) and 7 non-state ones. The monitored higher schools had 162 000 students, including 8 700 (5,3%) studying in private universities. The material provision of sport and recreation activities on the whole is satisfactory, but the main sports facilities were built more than 15 years ago, the renovation of sports facilities practically does not occur. Private universities are of specific concern: sports and sports facilities are absent or very poorly represented, there is no qualified staff, students, physical education includes only the practical part, which does not comply with the State Educational Standards. It is predictable that only 50% of the students showed good and excellent results of physical fitness; this figure has slightly decreased in recent years. The same low level of involvement of students in extracurricular forms of mass sports work can be observed. Physical education is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. With the negative trends in young people's health it is important to pay more attention to the development of physical education in higher schools, improving the material base and methodological support of the educational process.