ERIC Number: EJ1441028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-2147-0456
EISSN: EISSN-2147-5407
The Impact of a Yoga Curriculum Intervention on Pre-Service Teachers' Perceived Self-Efficacy, Experience, and Value
Alicia Stapp; Abbey Shane
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, v13 n2 p134-144 2024
Over the past decade there has been an increase in K-12 schools integrating yoga and mindfulness as a tool for improving children's overall well-being. However, one of the main barriers to effectively providing such mechanisms in the classroom is teachers 'self-efficacy and preparation to implement children's yoga. To address this barrier the present study integrated a yoga curriculum grounded in developmentally appropriate practices for children's yoga as part of a required wellness integration course in a teacher education program. A pre- and post- survey was administered to preservice classroom teachers (PCTs) to determine the impact of the yoga curriculum intervention on PCTs self-efficacy, experience, and value. Findings revealed that PCTs self-efficacy significantly increased pre- to post-intervention, while experience and value increased at more moderate levels. These findings suggest that PCTs may be more effective, willing, and able to integrate children's yoga into the classroom when provided opportunities to participate in developmentally appropriate yoga practices embedded in teacher preparation coursework.
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Teacher Education Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Metacognition, Well Being, Health Promotion, Barriers, Self Efficacy, Wellness, Required Courses, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Rating Scales
Uludag University, Education Faculty, Department of Educational Sciences. Bursa, Turkey. e-mail: jtee.editor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jtee.org; Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jtee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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