Development of Emotional Competencies as a Teaching Innovation for Higher Education Students of Physical Education

Jesús Fernández-Gavira, Santiago Castro-Donado, Daniel Medina-Rebollo and M. Rocío Bohórquez
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Jesús Fernández-Gavira: Physical Education and Sport Department, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Santiago Castro-Donado: Research Group “Social Inclusion, Physical Education and Sport, and European Policies in Research”, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Daniel Medina-Rebollo: Research Group “Social Inclusion, Physical Education and Sport, and European Policies in Research”, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
M. Rocío Bohórquez: Physical Education and Sport Department, C.E.U. Cardenal Spínola CEU, 41930 Seville, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: The objective of the work presented is to develop emotional competencies in higher-education students by following Bisquerra’s five-block model. With the methodological support of adventure pedagogy and gamification, students improve their emotional competencies, as well as the basic competencies of the degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and the specific ones of the subject. The proposal, which is entitled “In search of my Avatar”, aims to make sure that, in their future as sports professionals, they will be able to serve their customers in a fully competent way. The work presented proposes different activities of emotional education to work transversally in higher education, ranging from conflict management and the use of language to improve the relationship with oneself and with others. The proposal was developed for the Degree in Sports Science and for the subject of Physical Activity and Sport in the Natural Environment, but with certain adaptations, it could be transferred to any university-degree subject.

Keywords: emotional competencies; higher education; sport; physical education; gamification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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