Fostering a need-supportive teaching style: Intervention effects on physical education teachers' beliefs and teaching behaviors

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 595-609

  Aelterman, Nathalie ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   van den Berghe, Lynn ^a   de Meyer, Jotie ^a   Haerens, Leen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Observations; Physical education; Professional development; Self determination theory; Structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84921662165     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2013-0229     Document Type: Article

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