Naslov
Expectations of the Future: How do Today’ s Children Perceive their Tomorrow’ s Adulthood

Autori
Žižak, Antonija ; Koller-Trbović, Nivex ; Jeđud, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Izvornik
Scottich Journal of Residential Child Care / - , 2004

Skup
FICE Congres "Creating a Place for Children"

Mjesto i datum
Glasgow, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 08.09.2004. - 10.09.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
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Sažetak
GOAL of this paper is to get insight of the -way the young perceive their future -their plans and expectations from future -mental patterns of young people with behavioural disorders (or the ones at risk to develop behavioural disorders) Having goals and plans for future helps in finding ways to achieve those goals, in activating one’ s own resources, encourages motivation and personal engagment Children and young people with behavioural disorders are more often than average/ regular population orienteted to the past and past experiences, unsolved relationships and burdening situations This is why future for these young people often represents an additional burden and not the solution for past and current problems SAMPLE -N= 20 children and young people (13 M+7F) -Age 12-20 -14- institutional diagnosis -6 – group homes -all in process of need assessment and planning further treatmant and interventions In accordance with the Ethical code for research with children - informed consent METHOD -data collection= semi-structured interview with accent on self-presentation -data analysis= qualitative method, text analysis RESULT -the statements from the interviews have been categorized in the following way: 1. Plans for education, occupation and employment 2. Goals and plans for the future 3. Wishes for the future 4. Expectations and attitudes of the future Each category has different dimensions Category: Plans for education, occupation and employment 1. Specific occupations (butcher, hair-dresser, car-mechanic, nurse, veterinarian, florist etc.) &laquo ; I think I will be a car-mechanic, my mother has told me when I finish school she would help me to start my own bussines so I would have a lot of money.&raquo ; (9/20) 2. Specific secondary education &laquo ; I want to finish the school for nurses, I will do anything to achieve that&raquo ; (15/20) 3. Specific job descriptions &laquo ; I like to communicate with people, I like to help, to talk with people.&raquo ; (6/20) 4. No goals and plans &laquo ; I cannot see myself as an adult.&raquo ; (11/20) 5. Negative orientation &laquo ; To drink more alcohol, to smoke more, to get into fights more...&raquo ; (15/20) - the majority of the respondents plan to continue and finish their education - a certain number of the respondents belives that education is necessary for their future economic independence/ security -most often, the respondents have common/ conventional life design (finishing school, employment, independence, starting family) -there is a significant orientation of these young people to have plans for family life, often very precise/ concrete (number and gender of children, relationship with spouse) -the dimensions 3-5 are more typical for younger respondents Category: Wishes for the future 1. Specific, relatively realistic wishes &laquo ; I want to go to university, to get a well-paid job.&raquo ; (20/20) 2. Specific, but not easy to achieve &laquo ; I want my blind brother to be able to see, the older brother to get out of the jail.&raquo ; (11/20) 3. Wishes that represent common social values &laquo ; ... health and long life, love, financial security&raquo ; (2/20) -it is clear that these wishes are similar to goals and plans for the future -the respondents are worried about the future because of their past and present situations -it is possible that because of that they have very specific visions of their future life, especially when it comes to relationships with significant others and financial security Category: Expectations and attitudes of the future 1. Optimism and self-confidence &laquo ; I see myself in a good light. I belive in myself and that's most important.&raquo ; (8/20) 2. Fear and anxiety/ insecurity &laquo ; I hope my grandmother will still be alive when I come back home. I don't know what I would do if she dies.&raquo ; (16/20) 3. Expecting specific problems &laquo ; The worst thing would be that the relations in my family don't change...you can't stay calm, at work, and have everything under control.&raquo ; (20/20) CONCLUSION - our young participants have very specific visions of their future (education, occupations, employment, family) - however, they do not mention significant others, who they could rely on -the youngs persons’ projections of the future does not show the wish to live with their own family, with very specific plans about communication and relationship in the family (transfer of negative experiences from the past to the visions of future that brings less intensive and better life) there is no difference between male and female respondents in the way they see/ plan their future - the plans and goals follow common/ conventional life design, found also in average population - the difference is that average population expects help/ relies on their family, relatives, friends and society, and our respondents mostly rely only on themselves Our respondents have optimism and faith in a brighter future, they are ready to engage more in achieving their plans and goals, probably aware that their largest resource are themselves which is a good foundation for any further intervention

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Engleski

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