Posibilidades de la educación experiencial en el fortalecimiento del autocontrol en adolescentes escolarizados.

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to identify the impact that an experiential education program has on strengthening self-control in school-aged adolescents. The sample consisted of 47 participants, of which 16 were part of the experiential education program in a public school in the city of Bogotá. This research used a mixed methodology with a predominantly quantitative approach. The participants were selected through the CACIA child and adolescent self-control questionnaire, through a pre-test and post-test application where the impact of said program on self-control was evaluated. The first phase was intended to select the participants that would be part of the program, through the questionnaire. The second phase was intervention, in which the experiential education program was applied, which was designed under each of the scales of the CACIA questionnaire with an intensity of 7 sessions and duration of two hours per session. In the post test, the questionnaire was again measured with the 47 participants, in which the group that participated in the program was included, in order not only to recognize the impact of the methodology, but also the reliability of the test. The quantitative results indicated significant differences in the scales of personal feedback and delay of the reward.