[CAPÍTULO] Implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model through Physical Activity: a pilot study

RESUMO:

A model that promotes the positive youth development through physical activity is the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model development by Hellison (1985 cited by HELLISON, 2011) that assist in the development of personal and social responsibility. The TPSR consists of five responsibility levels, (1) respecting the rights and feelings of others, (2) effort and cooperation, (3) self-directed, (4) leadership and (5) transfer outside the gym and depend on strategies and a daily program format. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop respect for the others, leadership and self-control by applying the TPSR in a sport program called Sport and Leisure Project in the Fatima Community (SLPFC) accomplished in the city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The present study was characterized by a qualitative research of the pilot study type and was implemented in 3 classes of SLPFC being group 1 being participants from 8 to 9 years, group 2 from 10 to 13 years and group 3 from 14 to 17 years. Positive changes were observed in the implementation of the TPSR in the SLPFC in the field of respect of the others, leadership and self-control, using the strategies and classroom formats provided by the model. The present study becomes the first implementation of TPSR in an after-school program background based in the physical activity in Brazil. However, there is a need to conduct more studies implementing the TPSR in Brazil, using some specific data collection tools and evaluation tools.