Experiences of Recognition in School and Its Relevance for Value Development in Adolescence

Authors

  • Isabella Lussi Pädagogische Hochschule Zug
  • Stephan Gerhard Huber Pädagogische Hochschule Zug

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-16.3.2304

Keywords:

biography, school, grounded theory methodology, biographical research, qualitative typification, narrative interviews

Abstract

Value development is seen as an important task in adolescence. In addition to the family of origin, school is an important socializing institution. However, little is known about how school influences the value development process. Based on 20 narrative interviews with 19-to 21-year old adolescents, the study presented here offers insights into those experiences in school that are central for the value development process. The methods used are based on grounded theory methodology (STRAUSS, 1998 [1994]) and are combined with narrative analyses as developed by SCHÜTZE (1984) and with qualitative typification (KELLE & KLUGE, 1999). The results of these analyses indicate that different values are linked to different forms of recognition in schools (HONNETH, 1992): Adolescents who were loved, respected and esteemed by their teachers and peers tended to combine security and achievement values with values of openness and tolerance. Adolescents who did not feel recognized reported a lack of love, respect and esteem focused on achievement and security values. This appears to be due to the perception that recognition is a precondition of the development of autonomy and sense making processes of past and present experiences.

URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1503328

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Author Biographies

Isabella Lussi, Pädagogische Hochschule Zug

Isabella LUSSI ist Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Bildungsmanagement und Bildungsökonomie an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Zug. Ihre Arbeitsschwerpunkte liegen in der Bildungssoziologie und der Jugend- und Werteforschung. Ihr besonderes Interesse gilt verschiedenen Bildungsbiografien und deren Bedeutung für die Entwicklung von Werten.

Stephan Gerhard Huber, Pädagogische Hochschule Zug

Prof. Dr. Stephan Gerhard HUBER ist der Leiter des Instituts für Bildungsmanagement und Bildungsökonomie an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Zug. Er forscht im Bildungsbereich zu den Themenbereichen "Organisation, Qualität und Entwicklung" und "Lehrerbildung, Führungskräfteentwicklung und Personalmanagement" sowie "Jugend, junge Erwachsene und Werte". Er ist Leiter des interdisziplinären Forschungskonsortiums des "Young Adult Survey of Switzerland" (YASS) der ch-x Eidgenössischen Jugendbefragungen.

Published

2015-09-25

How to Cite

Lussi, I., & Huber, S. G. (2015). Experiences of Recognition in School and Its Relevance for Value Development in Adolescence. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-16.3.2304

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