Type | Journal Article - Practice and Theory in Systems of Education |
Title | The comparative study of minority and majority adolescents’ self-image based on their own self-characterizations |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 1 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2011 |
Page numbers | 63-76 |
URL | http://edusciences.hu/1508HorvathZsofia.pdf |
Abstract | In our study we have analyzed the written self-characterizations of three different groups (Hungarian students from Transylvania, Romanian students from Transylvania and Hungarian students from Hungary). Our goal was to compare the self-image of students from different groups. In our study, we would like to find information about the self-image and body image of adolescents who belong to minority groups, about the self image and body image of adolescents who belong majority groups, and whether there are differences between the self-image of majority adolescents compared to the self-image of minority adolescents. There were written self-characterizations prepared by fifth and eighth grade students of primary schools. We have studied the written compositions by means of content analysis and looked for the differences between the various categories and the frequency of self-image components in the different groups. By examining the subcategories of the two main category systems - the Physical Self and the Psychological Self - of the current self-image we can get an exact picture of the adolescents’ current self-image and its characteristics. The study of the self-image and implicit identity of minority students offers useful information to parents, teachers and school counselors, as well. The 2005-2006 study outlined important teaching and educational objectives. The results of the current research point out other particular objectives in minority education. |
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