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• Χασάνδρα, Μαρία
• Γούδας, Μάριος

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a physical educationprogram aiming at developing personal and social responsibility. Forty-one 5th-gradcstudents participated in this study (10 boys and 11 girls assigned to an experimental group and12 boys and 8 girls to a control group). The program was devised based on the "TeachingPersonal and Social Responsibility" and the "Sport Education" models. After theimplementation of the program students responded to questionnaires regarding theirpersonal and social responsibility, as well as their knowledge about responsibility.Additionally, interviews were collected from experimental group students. Analysis ofquantitative measures did not reveal significant differences between groups in self-ratings andknowledge of responsibility. On the contrary, the qualitative results showed that studentsdeveloped more articulated perceptions of responsibility.

• Educational sciences
• Computer and information sciences

• Physical education and training
• Students
• Statistics

personal responsibility, physical education, social responsibility

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