Naslov
Support to Successful Socialization of the Youth - The Role of School Social Work

Autori
Berc, Gordana ; Majdak, Marijana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Good Governance : Building Knowledge for Social Development Worldwide : Book of Abstracts / Mathbor, Golam, M. ; Islam, Nazrul - Dhaka, 2011, 16-17

Skup
Good Governance : Building Knowledge for Social Development Worldwide

Mjesto i datum
Dhaka, Bangladeš, 03.01.2011. - 07.01.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
juveniles; social self-image; self-esteem; school social work

Sažetak
School Social Work as a specialized area of the broad field of the social work is focused on work with children and youth, their families, schools and local communities in purpose to encourage students’ potentials in their successful education and healthy social development. Croatia is a country with a low number of hired school social workers despite numerous and significant indicators (higher number of peer violence, school absence, different addictions, delinquency, behavior disorders, family violence, difficult socio-economic conditions) which support the need of social worker employment in schools. This theory we will to support with results of one research example. The goal of the research was: (1) To explore social self-image and self-esteem in juveniles who attend vocational middle school in Croatia (N=432) and (2) To affirm correlation between social self-image and self-esteem with some socio-demographical data. Social self-image was measured by using the Offers Self-image Questionnaire (social self-image scale consisted of three subscales: subscale of social relationship, morality subscale and subscale of educational-professional-working goals). The social self-image scale is consisted of 29 items. The data will be compared with some earlier data for self-image and self-esteem in juveniles. We expect that the results will show that social self-image and self-esteem in juveniles who attend vocational middle schools are not satisfying in terms of positive self-image and self-esteem as one of basic potentials for successful socialization of young people. Also, we expect that juvenile who live in difficult socio-economic circumstances will develop lower social self-image. The presentation will discuss circumstances that low self-esteem and low social self-image can cause in period of social development of juveniles. In addition, based on research results we will show different possibilities of school social work in work with youth, their families and schools in purpose to encourage successful socialization of the youth.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Socijalne djelatnosti

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