Life purpose:

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-160
Keyword(s):  
Life Purpose

Teenagers’ meaning of life values: theory and practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-139
Author(s):  
E. Zhurba ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Life Purpose ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Modern Process ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Life Values

The article covers the problem of teenagers’ meaning of life values in theory and practice. "Meaning of life values" are interpreted as a system of generalized aspirations related to the individuals’ life that characterize their spiritual and moral self-concept, the search for their own life purpose and appropriate lifestyle, which is fulfilled through behaviour, activities and communication. The concept of developing teenagers’ meaning of life values includes methodological, theoretical, and practical levels. The modern process of developing teenagers’ meaning of life values is based on systemic, synergetic, axiological, humanistic, personality oriented, competency-based scientific approaches. Research methods such as analysis, generalization, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, ethical conversations, pedagogical observation were used to demonstrate the changes in developing teenagers’ meaning of life values and show the advantages of applied pedagogical conditions, forms and methods.

scholarly journals Characteristics of the ultimate meanings and students’ life-purpose orientations depending on the gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
Sergei B. Perevozkin ◽  
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Yulia M. Perevozkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Semantic Content ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Life Purpose ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Academic Activity ◽  
Pearson Criterion

The relevance of the study is conditioned by rapid transition to digital forms of education, which is associated with the pandemic. Students have changed the way they interact with teachers and with each other, which constantly leads to transformation of personal meanings, values, rethinking of their purpose and role in the educational process. The purpose of the study, presented in the article, is to investigate unusual characteristics of the semantic sphere regarding male and female students’ academic activity. Hypothesis: semantic content of academic activity differs in male and female students. Participants are first-year full-time students, studying at the Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Engineering and Economics and Faculty of Human Resources Management (N = 102, aged from 18 to 22 years, 52 participants are female students and 50 participants are male students). The participants were tested using Life-Purpose Orientations Test (D. A. Leontiev) and the Ultimate Meanings Technique (D. A. Leontiev). Based on the latter methodology, the entire sample was divided into five groups depending on the presence of a certain meaning. The conjugation of ultimate meanings and gender was determined using φ-Pearson criterion, while MANOVA criterion helped to investigate differences in life-purpose orientations depending on gender and ultimate meanings. We established differentiation within ultimate meanings in education depending on gender of a student: men are focused on respect and safety, while women are focused on getting pleasure and gaining confidence. We found that women connect getting pleasure and gaining confidence while learning with monitoring their lives, whereas male students connect it with the ultimate meanings of security and respect, satisfaction with their own lives and the feeling of being able to influence their life. The obtained results can help to draw the following conclusion: development of the individual system of life-purpose orientations and its functioning in the educational situation are interconnected with gender as one of the most essential biosocial characteristics of an individual.

General Life Purpose Scale

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Byron ◽  
Cindy Miller-Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Life Purpose
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