| Development of modern society needs those who possess high technology. Graduate students as a group of high technology in the future are fresh troops of social development and contribution. The purpose of training graduate students is to train large quantities of high-level specialists who master modern technology and have integrated development with moral, intellectual and physical education through higher education, and who will become constructors and successors of socialist modernization program. Especially for the recent years, the training program of graduate students has developed quickly. At the same time, the enrollment scale of graduate students in M.A program is enlarged, and so is the enrollment scale of Ph. D candidate, which helps the enrollment of new graduate students and training program attain a yet higher goal. With the reform of Chinese structure of education, and the policies and measures of education for all-around development carrying out overall, the quantity and quality of training graduate students have increased definitely .But training highly competent people of integrated development with moral, intellectual and physical education is the basic educational goal of the country. As the historical and social reasons, in the process of training graduate students of our country, moral and intellectual education grasp relatively, and professional skill in planned, in steps and in standard. While Physical Education has no sting in it, it allows unrestrained freedom and a laissez faire attitude only if it does not conflict with the major courses. Some even have no Physical Education. This will have negative effects on the physical education and all-round development education of graduate students. Many surveys suggest that the intellectuals'health conditionis not so optimistic with physique and health condition,and the severe decline and displacement of physical awareness and sports behavior. This thesis investigates and analyses the current situation of sports behavior of the full-time postgraduates in colleges and universities in Nanning by the means of comprehensive research method and tries to find out the factors which have influenced their sport behavior by studying the situation of their sports awareness behavior and sports consumption. In order to attach great importance to the postgraduates' physical education in terms of educational policies and supply some accordance for the decision department to conduct and organize the operation of the postgraduates' sports behavior in the colleges of and provide certain theoretical reference for the improvement of postgraduates' sports consciousness and sports behavior, this thesis also tries to discover the factors affecting postgraduates' sports behavior, through their sports consciousness, sports behavior and sports consumption.Investigations show that:(1) Almost the full-time postgraduates in colleges and universities in Nanning are between 22 and 27 years old. It takes up 48.2%. Totally, their average age is 25.27, with male 25.43 and female 24.68. The age span is quite large, as the youngest is 20, and the oldest is 40.(2) Among postgraduates, the majority is this year's graduates, the unmarried and the socially experienced.(3) It seems that their subjective physique condition is quite good. However, the situation is not optimistic.(4) They held positive opinion on sports and offering PE curriculum during their study of Master degree. Also, they expect that PE curriculum can be offered in the form of associations or clubs. Most of them think it better that PE curriculum opens twice in a week and lasts 2 to 3 semesters.(5) They are fond of sports and set a very good attitude on offering PE curriculum. However, they have little knowledge on the policies and legislations of our country.(6) They select the exercise load that is easy to control, less body contact, less demanding on the number of participants and venues; lower consuming and independent sports to do physical training. Choice in the sports center is the nearest place and focus on the public space and dormitory in school;"Playing with classmates, friends and family"is the major form in sports activities. Training sessions occupy the evening and afternoon. The motivation to do exercise is to strengthen and relax the body.(7) In Nanning, sports consumption level of the full-time postgraduates is a little lower. Consumption, mainly for the purchase of sportswear, sports equipment and other in-kind purchase of consumption; consumption spending is higher than the spectator and participatory sports consumption.(8) There are subjective and objective factors for the lacking of the full-time postgraduates in colleges or universities in Nanning to participate in sports. Sports consciousness is not the main factor affecting the physical behavior, but the academic burden, lacking of time, and lacking interest in sports and sports atmosphere are the main factors.
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