Author(s)

Marcio Alessandro Cossio Baez¹, Claus Dieter Stobäus², Juan José Mouriño Mosquera³

¹Graduate Programs in Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Pampa-UNIPAMPA (or Pampa Federal University), Uruguaiana, Brazil.
²Postgraduate Programs in Education and in Biomedical Gerontology, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
³Postgraduate Program in Education, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The study is a reflection about a part of the theoretical foundation of the doctoral thesis: “The process of building the welfare and quality of life during training in physical education and their future prospects in the direction of Positive Psychology” and the discussions between the authors can be characterized as a theoretical revision. Despite its importance for learning, motivation rarely receives due attention of teachers and researchers. Now with the flourishing of the Positive Psychology in the area, a new study bias that can discuss the importance of knowing better and giving intentional application of motivational concepts begins. Under the influence of positive aspects, it can favor the development of teachers and student positive relationships at the school during their educational process. In this perspective, the teachers must recognize not only planning topics such as methodology, content, evaluation and objectives, but also considering the emotional and motivational dimensions of its operations; they must search through strategies to establish links that contribute to personal flourishing. Therefore, it is evident that it needs to analyze the scenarios of which students come, and what they want to empower on themselves. At the same time, not forgetting the specific topics above, teachers will be able to improve enjoyable environments for their students. As well, as partakers help children, youth and also many adults who all seek sense of wellbeing in educational settings, through the construction of a healthy personal and community project, which is aimed at their maximum possible human potential development.

Positive Psychology, Welfare, Motivation, School Physical Education

Baez, M. , Stobäus, C. and Mosquera, J. (2016) School Physical Education: Welfare, Motivation and Positive Psychology. Creative Education, 7, 2476-2489. doi: 10.4236/ce.2016.716235.