Bigeng, Alicia (2023) Drawing on Self-Determination Theory: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Core Quality Coaching and Primary School Students’ Perceived Basic Psychological Needs. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In line with the strengths-based approach to education, identifying and utilizing core qualities, which are the most innate, idiosyncratic, and stable strengths possessed by individuals, has shifted into the focus of attention. A potential way of incorporating a focus on core qualities into education is by enabling the teacher to coach their students in their core qualities. However, only a few studies have investigated the effects of core quality coaching on primary school students. Drawing on self-determination theory as a theoretical framework, this study explores the potential benefits of integrating core quality coaching within the educational context and examines its impact on students’ autonomy, competence, and connectedness. We investigated the outcomes of an intervention that utilized core quality coaching by comparing data from 11 primary schools from a pre-measurement group (N = 390) before the start of the intervention to data from a post-measurement group (N = 245) that was collected after the intervention was implemented for one year. Data was collected by a survey. Participants were primary school students aged eight to 13 years (M =10.53; SD =1.03). We did not find a significant difference between students' perceived autonomy, competence, and connectedness before and after the intervention. We did find a lot of variation in the outcomes between the primary schools. We conclude that although this study did not show significant impacts, it nevertheless represents a major contribution to the ongoing exploration of improving the school experience for students. We discuss theoretical and practical implications. Keywords: strengths-based education, core qualities, coaching, primary school, self-determination theory
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jonge, K.M.M. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2023 14:23 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2023 14:23 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2295 |
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