A novel application of TPSR in Australia through school-sports club partnership

Teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) is a core feature of many health and physical education (HPE) curricula around the world (c.f. Gordon, Thevenard & Hovis, 2012; Martinek & Hellison,2016). The TPSR model... [ view full abstract ]

Teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) is a core feature of many health and physical education (HPE) curricula around the world (c.f. Gordon, Thevenard & Hovis, 2012; Martinek & Hellison,2016). The TPSR model details five core features of successfulsocial and emotional learning programs, emphasising the transferability of student learning in settings other than the HPE classroom. This study examines the novel take on TPSR of a school-sports club partnership, conducted by classroom teachers using a custom, integrated curriculum drawing upon the personal development strand of HPE in Queensland, Australia. Year Three or Four (9-10 years old) students, classroom teachers and elite rugby league players interacted in an alternative schooling program for children identified as being at-risk of disengaging from school. Viewed with lenses from CASEL (2017) and Hellison (2010), this paper unravels the way in which HPE curriculum designed around the principles of TPSR framed the interactions of players, students and teachers in ways that enabled students to realise their learning back in regular classroom and home life settings. 

References

CASEL (2017). Core Social andEmotional Learning competencies. www.casel.org.

Gordon,B., Thevenard, L. & Hodis, F. (2012). A national survey of New Zealand secondary schools physical education programs implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Agora for PE and Sport 14(2). 197-212.

Hellison, D. (2010). Teaching personal and social responsibility through physical activity. Champaigne, IL:Human Kinetics.

Martinek, T. & Hellison, D. (2016). Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility: Past, Present and Future, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 87(5), 9-13.