University Students’ classroom management in a proposal of Service Learning in Physical Education in Learning Communities

Abstract

Abstract. The main purpose of this report is to analyse university students’ perceptions about Classroom Managen ment in a Service-Learning experience carried out in Community Learning schools. The context of this research is represented by six schools mainly hosting students in a social exclusion situation, in Didactics of Physical Educatioof Primary Education Degree. Methodologically, information was obtained through critical incident narratives of university students, analysed qualitatively through the categorical analysis using coding matrices with NVivo software. The main research findings focus on the need to use disruptive methodologies, such as Service-Learning, in order to improve management skills in initial training. In addition, they outline that the main management problems are centred on conflict resolution and interaction with the group, as well as the difficulty of attending diversity in Physical Education classroom. Finally, everyone recognizes the great contribution of this methodology to their teacher training, as they consider contact with the reality of the classroom as essential throughout the training process.