An acrosport Service-Learning project with people with functional diversity: Perception of service receivers

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify the perception of service receivers about the effects of an acrosport intervention through the Service-Learning methodology. The service was provided to 62 university students with intellectual disability by 35 students of Physical Activity and Sport Science degree. The instruments that were chosen to obtain the information were: the students' reflective journals, the recording of the assemblies that were celebrated just after finishing sessions and the video-diary that they had to elaborate at the end of the semester. A qualitative analysis was performed with the Nvivo-12 Plus software and the following emerged categories and results were obtained: the category on acquired learning in which acrosport contents and the development and importance of interpersonal and intrapersonal skills were referenced; the category on difficulties found related to motor, attention, security and relationship aspects were mentioned; and, finally, the category on feelings in which general feelings and, also, feelings related with classmates, teachers and themselves. In general, we conclude that people who received the service perceived positive effects about the emerged categories pointed.