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Application of Hellison's Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model in Physical Education to Improve Self-Efficacy for Adolescents at Risk of Dropping-out of School

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Amparo Escartí*
Affiliation:
Universitat de València (Spain)
Melchor Gutiérrez
Affiliation:
Universitat de València (Spain)
Carmina Pascual
Affiliation:
Universitat de València (Spain)
Diana Marín
Affiliation:
Universitat de València (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Amparo Escartí. Departamento de Psicología Social. Facultad de Psicología. Universitat de València. Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia. (España). E-mail: amparo.escarti@uv.es

Abstract

This study evaluated improvement in self-efficacy and personal and social responsibility among at-risk of dropping-out of school adolescents participating in a program in which Hellison's Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model was applied in physical education classes during the course of an academic year. Thirty at-risk adolescents aged 13-14 years old (23 boys, 7 girls) were assigned to an intervention group (12 boys and 3 girls) or a comparison group (11 boys, 4 girls), the latter of which did not participate in the program. Quantitative results showed a significant improvement in the students' self-efficacy for enlisting social resources and in self-efficacy for self-regulated learning. Qualitative results showed an improvement in responsibility behaviors of participants in the intervention group. This suggests that the model could be effective for improving psychological and social development in at-risk adolescents, and that physical education classes may be an appropriate arena for working with these young people.

Este estudio evaluó la mejora en autoeficacia y responsabilidad personal y social de un grupo de adolescentes en riesgo de abandono escolar que participaron en un programa basado en el Modelo de Enseñanza de Responsabilidad Personal y Social de Hellison, durante las clases de educación física, a lo largo de un curso académico. La muestra estuvo compuesta por treinta adolescentes de 13 a 14 años de edad (23 chicos, 7 chicas). De ellos, 12 chicos y 3 chicas fueron asignados a un grupo de intervención, y 11 chicos y 4 chicas formaron el grupo de comparación, los cuales no participaron en el programa. Los resultados cuantitativos mostraron una mejora significativa en la autoeficacia de los alumnos para conseguir recursos sociales y en la autoeficacia para el aprendizaje autorregulado. Los análisis cualitativos mostraron que los alumnos del grupo de intervención apreciaron mejoras en su conducta responsable y en la responsabilidad de sus iguales. Esto sugiere que el modelo puede ser efectivo para mejorar el desarrollo psicológico y social de los adolescentes en riesgo, y que las clases de educación física pueden ser un marco apropiado para trabajar con estos jóvenes.

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