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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"possible selves"”.
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Imagining ‘possible selves’ as an intervention strategy for incarcerated youth
… past juvenile offenders exploring the idea of 'possible selves’ as an intervention strategy for incarcerated youth. The participants share experiences of their own incarceration as juveniles as well as insights gained through their recent working experience with incarcerated youth. This study …
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Possible Selves of Diverse Adolescents: Implications for Higher Education and Mental Health
… educational disparities this study examines possible selves as they may relate to educational achievement among Latinos. Specifically, this study investigates: a) racial/ethnic differences in the content and themes of expected possible selves held by young adolescents; b) within group …
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Aspirations and expectations: investigating the development of ‘possible selves’ of young people in UK secondary education
… in higher education. It utilises the concept of possible selves to investigate how they imagine themselves in the future. Its mixed methods approach has employed Q methodology and semi-structured interviews with seven of the 60 participants. Each participant each completing their own Q-sort of 90 …
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A Mixed-Methods Study of Femininity, Possible Selves, and L2 Motivation Among Female English Graduates in Zhuhai, China
… China, this thesis applied Harrison’s (2018) possible selves and Dörnyei’s (1998) L2MSS (L2 Motivational Self System) theory with Butler’s (1990) theory of the heterosexual matrix and Connell’s (1995) theory of femininity and masculinity to examine in considerable depth the lived experiences …
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The expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation and the enumeration of possible selves: Evidence for outcomes during emerging adulthood
… research has focused on the enumeration of possible selves and how one’s hoped-for and feared possible selves (Markus & Nurius, 1986) influence motivation and engagement in activities related to goal choices. Most studies of motivation and achievement have focused on children and adolescents …
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Academic self-concept and possible selves of high-ability African American males attending a specialized school for gifted and talented high school students.
… provided details about the hoped-for and feared selves the young men envisioned as well as the strategies these youth utilized to realize and avoid these possibilities for their future. The interviews also demonstrated the impact of family, the specialized school’s culture, their neighborhoods, …
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The relationship of interpersonal sensitivity, identity impairment, and binge eating disorder among college women
… (2) Identity impairment (few total and positive possible selves, many negative possible selves, and a high ratio of negative to total possible selves) would be associated with binge eating; and 3) There would be a significant interaction between identity impairment and IPS on binge eating. …
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A study exploring the perceived experiences of women who dropped out of GED preparation programs
… experiences of dropping out of GED programs. Possible selves theory and McClusky’s theory of margin provided the theoretical framework for this research. Possible selves theory examined how women’s past, present, and future selves were considered in their experience of the phenomenon, while …
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Aspirations and expectations in Latino youth: The role of barriers and support in the transition out of high school
This study uses a possible selves framework to examine the future aspirations and expectation of Latino youth in the transition from high school. A mixed-methods design was used to explore the nature of youth's educational and occupational aspirations and expectations, including the gaps between …
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Beyond the table and into the dungeon: a study into queer and neurodivergent experiences of identity within tabletop roleplaying games
… were Eriksons theory of identity, as well as the possible selves theory. The data collection took place over two groups, consisting of interviews and gameplay using the games Dungeons and Dragons and Call of Cthulhu respectively. The results showed that participants used TTRPGs as a way to explore …
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The role of personal and contextual variables in college students' academic achievement
… Methods. The inclusion of the constructs of possible selves and identity development in the SRL model was proposed, as was the Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ; Elliot & McGregor, 2001), a measure of the 2x2 Framework of achievement goal orientation. These variables were assessed along …
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The Career Goal-Setting Processes of Black Woman Engineering Majors
… White institution (PWI) in the southeast. Possible selves theory (Lee and Oyserman, 2009; Strauss, Griffin, and Parker, 2012) served as the framework for the guiding research questions and interview protocol, which were designed to capture the essence of the participants' experiences as …
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Emerging Self-Identities and Emotions: An Exploratory Study of Ten Saudi Students’ English Writing Experiences
… and the role of emotions in the emergence of L2 possible selves, very little is known about these issues when it comes to Saudi students. This thesis aims to understand the processes of identity construction among Saudi Arabian students by exploring their past, present and future learning/writing …
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A Possible Self Program for the Foreign Language Class
… that support the use of mental imagery for possible self enhancement; and articulate and evaluate a pedagogical intervention designed for the foreign language class. This intervention will allow students to explore and develop prominent and vivid mental representations (self-schemas) of …
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PATHWAYS TO EARLY PREGNANCY BY RACE/ETHNIC AND CLASS LOCATIONS: ADOLESCENT GIRLS' SELF-CONCEPTS AND AMBIVALENCE TOWARDS PREGNANCY
… perceived mattering, self-esteem and possible selves, on two primary outcomes--feelings of ambivalence towards pregnancy and the transition to first sexual intercourse--and how these relationships vary by race/ethnicity and social class. Statistical methods include discrete-time event …
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Tanzania's minority indigenous college graduates: aspirations and barriers overcame to access through completing college
… who graduated college were interviewed. The Possible Selves Theory (Markus and Nurius, 1986) was used to formulate interview questions and assisted in the analysis process. The theory helped understand what minority indigenous college graduates thought of becoming--or not becoming--after …
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