The Origins of Self-Concept as Part of Identity Formation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoi Nikiforidou ◽  
Kyriakos Demetriou
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Self Concept

scholarly journals Coaching strategies in vocational orientation for promoting young women’s self-concept and career aspirations in chemistry

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Hönig ◽  
Lilith Rüschenpöhler ◽  
Julian Küsel ◽  
Silvija Markic
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Science Careers ◽  
Vocational Orientation ◽  
Coaching Strategies ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Attitudes Towards Science

Abstract Females and students of non-dominant ethnicity are less likely to aspire to science careers. However, overcoming discrimination in science and chemistry is a challenging task, especially in vocational orientation. Thus, there is a need for strategies to support young women in their identity formation in science and chemistry. This article presents a scheme for supporting young women’s science identity formation in conversations about vocational orientation. The goal is to support young women in developing a positive attitude towards careers in chemistry. This attitude is part of cultural chemistry capital. The scheme was developed based on a study conducted as part of the project DiSenSu. Here, coachings for vocational orientation for young women in science and chemistry are provided, following the idea of Science in Public. In the coaching, the attitudes towards science and chemistry were determined using quantitative data. Based on these results, coaches conducted conversations with the participants. Qualitative analysis of 11 conversations revealed strategies coaches used to support young women in their vocational orientation. The study shows how the participants’ attitude towards careers in chemistry is used as a starting point for coachings. Also, it provides strategies that can be used to promote young women’s cultural chemistry capital.

Let the Caged Bird Sing: Using Literature to Teach Developmental Psychology

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris J. Boyatzis
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ego Resilience ◽  
Friendship Relations ◽  
Psychology Courses ◽  
Research Narrative

Reading lists of developmental psychology courses are replete with scientific theory and research. Narrative material from literature can supplement this theory and research by elucidating psychological concepts with real-life examples, while deepening students' appreciation for the complexity and diversity of development. In several courses I have used Maya Angelou's (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which is highly effective at illustrating many child development topics: development of self-concept and self-esteem, ego resilience, industry versus inferiority, effects of abuse, parenting styles, sibling and friendship relations, gender issues, cognitive development, puberty, and identity formation in adolescence. Students react very positively to the book and to a paper in which they analyze Angelou's development using theory and research from the course.

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Identity Formation as Learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie, Aceh, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-280
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Ratna Sari Dewi ◽  
Eero Ropo ◽  
Pekka Räihä
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Learning Identity ◽  
The Way

This study aimed to explore how adolescents performed towards their identity as learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie (SBP) through a phenomenographic approach. More specifically, the research had purpose to understand the way adolescents construct their learning identity in a school environment. The findings suggested that there were variations in the way adolescents experienced their learning identity that might encourage them to achieve different degrees of motivation, self-perceptions (self-efficacy, self-concept, and self-esteem), autonomy, and self-development towards their identity as learners. In this study, students exhibited a high level of self-efficacy and self-development, an average level of self-esteem and autonomy, and close to an average level of self-concept and motivation in constructing their identity as learners. The students also revealed that the highest accomplishment of their experiences was in showing their confidence towards learning attitude, whereas the lowest one was in adult attachment. Adult attachment therefore is pivotal to moderate students who have either low willingness to study or low self-conception.[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pembentukan identitas remaja sebagai peserta didik di Sekolah Sukma Bangsa Pidie (SBP) melalui pendekatan fenomenografi. Lebih khusus lagi, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana remaja membangun identitas pembelajaran mereka di lingkungan sekolah. Temuan menunjukkan adanya variasi cara remaja membentuk identitas mereka, yang mendorong mereka mencapai tingkat motivasi, persepsi diri (self-efficacy, self-concept, dan self esteem), otonomi, dan pengembangan diri yang berbeda. Dalam penelitian ini, siswa menunjukkan tingkat self-efficacy dan self-development yang tinggi, tingkat self-esteem dan otonomi yang rata-rata serta konsep diri dan motivasi mendekati tingkat rata-rata. Pengalaman siswa yang paling tinggi menunjukkan kepercayaan diri terhadap sikap belajar, sedangkan yang terendah menunjukkan keterikatan pada orang dewasa. Oleh karena itu, keterikatan pada orang dewasa sangat penting bagi siswa yang memiliki kesediaan untuk belajar atau konsepsi diri rendah.]

Mapping Me: Mapping Identity among Academically High-Performing Black Males

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry K. Flennaugh
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Black Males ◽  
Black Male ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Academically Successful ◽  
Black Male Students ◽  
High Performing ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Multiple Worlds

Background Scholars have argued that far too little research has examined the complex processes that many Black males undertake in constructing identities that function in schools. Some have highlighted the perpetuation of a false dichotomy in which challenges, particularly for Black males, have focused on either individual or institutional culpability. Further, scholarship on Black males that has focused largely on deficits has neglected to include student voice to acknowledge the strategies employed by academically successful Black male students in the face of staggering challenges. The present study investigates academic identity formation with two high-performing Black male students attending an urban high school in Los Angeles, California. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study Not enough is known about the sense-making process young, academically successful Black males go through in constructing identities that function in school settings. This study explores the complexity of academic self-concept between two academically high-performing Black male high school students through the conceptual and methodological tool of identity mapping. The study explores the following questions: What are the factors that two academically high-performing Black male students identify as being important to their academic self-concept? In what ways, if any, do identity maps provide descriptive information about the construction and performance of academic self-concept among these Black male students? Research Design Drawing from Multiple Worlds Theory and the work of Cooper, Jackson, Azmitia, Lopez, and Dunbar, and Beach, Lundell, and Jung, this study utilized identity maps to visually represent participants’ understanding of multiple aspects of their self-concept through overlapping or disconnected spheres (i.e., multiple worlds). Identity maps were then used as tools for interviews to better understand the academically high-performing Black males’ academic self-concept. Findings/Results Findings suggest that these two academically high-performing Black male students conceptualize their academic identities as socially situated in a myriad of unique ways. Identity maps became an effective tool for both capturing the sense-making process students us to describe highly contextual and complex notions of an academic self and highlighting tensions embedded in the way students identified with schooling. Conclusions/Recommendations Implications and recommendations for educational researchers and practitioners to make concerted efforts to better understand Black males’ identity formation in school settings are discussed.

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Identity Formation as Learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie, Aceh, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-280
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Ratna Sari Dewi ◽  
Eero Ropo ◽  
Pekka Räihä
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Learning Identity ◽  
The Way

This study aimed to explore how adolescents performed towards their identity as learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie (SBP) through a phenomenographic approach. More specifically, the research had purpose to understand the way adolescents construct their learning identity in a school environment. The findings suggested that there were variations in the way adolescents experienced their learning identity that might encourage them to achieve different degrees of motivation, self-perceptions (self-efficacy, self-concept, and self-esteem), autonomy, and self-development towards their identity as learners. In this study, students exhibited a high level of self-efficacy and self-development, an average level of self-esteem and autonomy, and close to an average level of self-concept and motivation in constructing their identity as learners. The students also revealed that the highest accomplishment of their experiences was in showing their confidence towards learning attitude, whereas the lowest one was in adult attachment. Adult attachment therefore is pivotal to moderate students who have either low willingness to study or low self-conception.[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pembentukan identitas remaja sebagai peserta didik di Sekolah Sukma Bangsa Pidie (SBP) melalui pendekatan fenomenografi. Lebih khusus lagi, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana remaja membangun identitas pembelajaran mereka di lingkungan sekolah. Temuan menunjukkan adanya variasi cara remaja membentuk identitas mereka, yang mendorong mereka mencapai tingkat motivasi, persepsi diri (self-efficacy, self-concept, dan self esteem), otonomi, dan pengembangan diri yang berbeda. Dalam penelitian ini, siswa menunjukkan tingkat self-efficacy dan self-development yang tinggi, tingkat self-esteem dan otonomi yang rata-rata serta konsep diri dan motivasi mendekati tingkat rata-rata. Pengalaman siswa yang paling tinggi menunjukkan kepercayaan diri terhadap sikap belajar, sedangkan yang terendah menunjukkan keterikatan pada orang dewasa. Oleh karena itu, keterikatan pada orang dewasa sangat penting bagi siswa yang memiliki kesediaan untuk belajar atau konsepsi diri rendah.]

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