"The Project Changed My Life": Sport Education's Transformative Potential on Student Physical Literacy

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 263 - 278
• Main Authors: Farias, Cláudio, Wallhead, Tristan, Mesquita, Isabel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 02.04.2020
• Subjects: Athletics; autobiographical memory; Competence; Curriculum; Elementary Secondary Education; Empathy; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Grade 10; Grade 7; Interpersonal Relationship; Knowledge Level; longitudinal design; Peer Teaching; Physical Activities; Physical Education; Physical education curriculum; Program Effectiveness; Resilience (Psychology); Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Student Motivation; Student Participation; Teaching Methods; transformation; Portugal; autobiographical memory; transformation; longitudinal design; Physical education curriculum

Purpose: This longitudinal study provided a retrospective examination of the impact of student participation in a year-long Sport Education curricular experience on physical literacy development. A focus was placed on students' reported motivation, attitudes and disposition to participate in ph...