RT Journal Article
T1 Positive Adult Education, Learned Helplessness and the Pygmalion Effect
A1 Cobos Sanchiz, David
A1 Perea Rodríguez, Manuel Jesús
A1 Morón Marchena, Juan Agustín
A1 Muñoz Díaz, María Carmen
K1 Positive education
K1 Pygmalion effect
K1 Learned helplessness
K1 Lifelong education
K1 Adult education
AB Positive education is seen as a transformative methodological approach capable of improving the act of teaching and learning and, above all, essential for the development of students’ personal skills and competences. However, few studies have been carried out on this topic in the field of adult and continuing education; instead, they have been published mainly in the field of formal education and at school age. This study works with a sample of 399 people over 16 years of age and students of the Universidad Popular de Dos Hermanas in order to show the relationship between the Pygmalion effect and learned helplessness in the process of acquiring knowledge in adulthood. In this way, three tools were used: one questionnaire that showed the teachers’ perceptions of the students’ qualities and behaviour and two that provided information on self-concept, self-esteem, personal and social skills and other variables directly related to emotional intelligence and positive education. It shows how exposure to negative operational constraints hinders the psychosocial and socio-educational development of learners in all possible ways, while, on the other hand, it indicates the importance of positive education to compensate for this phenomenon by enhancing the development and growth of those who study and participate in non-formal education through positive reinforcement. Likewise, the factorial interrelation of both positive and negative conditioning factors and their incidence on learning is shown; the importance of neutralising the negative components and strengthening the positive reinforcement and the role played by the community and education professionals as catalysts and behavioural modulators at any stage of learning and age group for the achievement of the objectives of the student and of education itself in a broad sense.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/27285
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/27285
LA en
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19, Núm. 2.
NO Proyectos de investigaciónThis research arises from the execution of the 001 program, of competitive attendance of IRPF 2019, with execution 2020: Development of experiences of social and labour integration, of values of solidarity, tolerance and equality, aimed at young people and adults. It was co-financed by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, the European Social Fund, the Spanish Federation of Popular Universities (FEUP), and the Popular University of Dos Hermanas. 13491. Royal Decree-Law 33/2020, of 3 November, adopting urgent measures to support entities of the Third Sector of Social Action at the state level. Official State Gazette. Wednesday 4 November 2020. No. 291. Sec. I, p. 95820.
NO Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social. Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD Aug 5, 2026