Developing Individual Goals, Shared Goals, and the Goals of Others: Dimensions of Constructive Competition in Learning Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia
Titel	Developing Individual Goals, Shared Goals, and the Goals of Others: Dimensions of Constructive Competition in Learning Contexts
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 55 (2011) 2, S.145-164 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
Schlagwörter	Competition; Adolescents; Goal Orientation; Educational Environment; Interviews; Photography; Vignettes; Teacher Attitudes; Student Motivation; Teacher Motivation; Preschool Teachers; Preschool Children; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Students; Learning Processes; Interpersonal Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fotografie; Lehrerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sekundarschüler; Learning process; Lernprozess; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	The aim is to describe and define constructive competition as an educational phenomenon in different learning contexts. The study involved a total of 78 children aged between 5 and 18, and 29 teachers from pre-schools, compulsory school, and upper secondary programs. Data were generated in individual interviews and use was made of critical incidents and photographic vignettes. The results show that constructive competition is constituted by at least six dimensions. We also demonstrate how children, adolescents, and teachers can compete constructively in order to develop their own goals, those of others, as well as common goals. The study provides a theoretical contribution in illuminating ways in which constructive competition is constituted and related to children's, adolescents', and teachers' motivation and learning. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10