Dispositions to school education and self concept in Slovenian and British high-school students

• Main Author: Darja Kobal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Slovenian Psychologists' Association 2001-09-01
• Series: Psihološka Obzorja
• Subjects: dispositions to school education; attitudes to school; achievement motivation; trust in own abilities; self-concept
• Online Access: http://psiholoska-obzorja.si/arhiv_clanki/2001_3/kobal.pdf

The article highlights the relationship between dispositions to school education and self-concept. What is meant by the expression "dispositions of school education" are phenomena like attitudes to school, achievement motivation, believes about personal control over learning, external constrains to learning etc. The definition of self-concept and its brief contemporary understanding is mentioned. The aim of the study is to find out the expression of certain areas of self-concept and dispositions to school education. A group of Slovenian and a group of British high school students participated in the study. The results of ANOVA and discriminant analysis showed significant differences as related to nationality. For example, British participants exceeded Slovenians in many areas of self-concept. They also expressed some significant differences in their dispositions to school. The results are interpreted in the light of personality and national differences.