ERIC Number: EJ778199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
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A Fair Play Intervention Program in School Olympic Education
Hassandra, Mary; Goudas, Marios; Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis; Theodorakis, Yiannis
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v22 n2 p99-114 2007
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program aimed to develop fair play behaviours in a school Olympic Education program. One hundred and twenty six, 5th-grade students from 4 elementary schools participated in this study, 66 of which were in the experimental group and 60 in the control group. The results revealed significant improvement in the reported fair play behaviours, classroom support and autonomy, orientation toward play and intrinsic motivation of the intervention group. Follow-up assessment revealed that the effects were maintained two months after the end of the program. Overall, it appears that the fair play intervention had immediate and sustained effects on students. The results suggest that programs based on sound theoretical principles can be effective in promoting students' sociomoral development. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Behavior Modification, Social Development, Moral Values, Values Education, Sportsmanship, Foreign Countries, Athletics, Prosocial Behavior, Physical Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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