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Physical Education Teachers' Perceptions and Operationalisations of Personal and Social Development Goals in Primary Education
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Opstoel, Katrijn; Prins, Frans; Jacobs, Frank; Haerens, Leen; van Tartwijk, Jan; De Martelaer, Kristine – European Physical Education Review, 2022
Personal and social development constitutes an important goal of physical education (PE) curricula worldwide. Few studies have analysed how PE teachers perceive and operationalise personal and social development goals in their lessons. This study sought to investigate the implemented curriculum of in-service PE teachers, that is, how PE teachers…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Social Development
Antecedents of Primary School Teachers' Need-Supportive and Need-Thwarting Styles in Physical Education
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Escriva-Boulley, Géraldine; Haerens, Leen; Tessier, Damien; Sarrazin, Philippe – European Physical Education Review, 2021
It is widely acknowledged that teachers' (de)motivating style (what they say, do and how they act) affects students' learning. Understanding what leads teachers to adopt a (de)motivating style is necessary to develop effective training programmes. The current study aimed to identify antecedents of teachers' motivating (i.e. need-supportive) and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Influence, Student Motivation, Student Needs
Personal and Social Development in Physical Education and Sports: A Review Study
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Opstoel, Katrijn; Chapelle, Laurent; Prins, Frans J.; De Meester, An; Haerens, Leen; van Tartwijk, Jan; De Martelaer, Kristine – European Physical Education Review, 2020
This review provides an overview of the existing literature on school-aged children's and youth's (i.e. 6- to 18-year-olds) personal and social development within the context of physical education and sports. A total of 4359 non-duplicate articles were retrieved from six databases. After the title, abstract and full text screening, 88 articles met…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Social Development, Physical Education, Athletics
How Does Knowledge about the Criteria for an Upcoming Test Relate to Adolescents' Situational Motivation in Physical Education? A Self-Determination Theory Approach
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Haerens, Leen; Krijgsman, Christa; Mouratidis, Athanasios; Borghouts, Lars; Cardon, Greet; Aelterman, Nathalie – European Physical Education Review, 2019
Students' knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test is a crucial component of assessment quality. Grounded in self-determination theory, we investigated whether knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test related to students' situational motivation and experienced anxiety during physical education (PE). We also examined whether these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Stress Variables, Test Anxiety, Student Motivation
Understanding Body Image in Physical Education: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
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Kerner, Charlotte; Haerens, Leen; Kirk, David – European Physical Education Review, 2018
Body image disturbance in children and adolescents has negative implications for psychological and physical well-being. To positively impact well-being, it is important to explore factors that influence body image and to identify strategies that can be used to reduce body image disturbance. The school curriculum can play a significant role in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Well Being, Self Concept
Development and Optimisation of an In-Service Teacher Training Programme on Motivational Assessment in Physical Education
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Slingerland, Menno; Borghouts, Lars; Jans, Liesbeth; Weeldenburg, Gwen; van Dokkum, Gertjan; Vos, Steven; Haerens, Leen – European Physical Education Review, 2017
Although assessment practices are commonly part of the physical education (PE) curriculum they may often frustrate rather than support students' basic needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness. Nevertheless, assessment also provides various promising opportunities to support these basic needs and enhance learning in students. In order to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Motivation, Student Evaluation
Differences in Perceived Competence and Physical Activity Levels during Single-Gender Modified Basketball Game Play in Middle School Physical Education
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Slingerland, Menno; Haerens, Leen; Cardon, Greet; Borghouts, Lars – European Physical Education Review, 2014
Creating environments in physical education (PE) that foster perceived competence and physical activity during gender-mixed game play lessons is a challenge, especially with adolescent girls. This study is a small experiment in one PE lesson that aimed to increase the perceived competence and in-class physical activity in girls, by applying a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Adolescents, Coeducation
Motivational Profiles for Secondary School Physical Education and Its Relationship to the Adoption of a Physically Active Lifestyle among University Students
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Haerens, Leen; Kirk, David; Cardon, Greet; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Vansteenkiste, Maarten – European Physical Education Review, 2010
The promotion of an active lifestyle is one of the central aims of physical education (PE). The present study aimed at investigating the relation between students' motivation for PE and activity levels using self-determination theory as a guiding framework. A retrospective design was used involving 2617 university students, of which 878 (33.5…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Self Determination, Student Motivation