From Students’ Personal and Social Responsibility to Autonomy in Physical Education Classes

Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela, Gabriel López, Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia and David Manzano-Sánchez
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Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Universidad de Murcia, 30720 San Javier, Murcia, Spain
Gabriel López: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Universidad de Murcia, 30720 San Javier, Murcia, Spain
Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia: Centro de investigación del deporte, Universidad de Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
David Manzano-Sánchez: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Universidad de Murcia, 30720 San Javier, Murcia, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 23, 1-10

Abstract: The objective of this study was to analyze the effect that the application of the personal and social responsibility model has on students’ perception of a teacher’s interpersonal style and on the perception of autonomy. A quasi-experimental design was used with a control group (n = 60) and an experimental group (n = 60) to which the intervention was applied. Participants were aged between 10 and 13 years. As the main results, the experimental group saw improvements in support for the autonomous interpersonal style, in the need for autonomy satisfaction and also in the perception of personal and social responsibility. Perception of the controlling style decreased. In conclusion, the use of this type of program in educational centers is recommended for its benefits with regard to students’ autonomy and personal and social responsibility.

Keywords: teaching development; pedagogy; education; learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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