The potential use of a personal portfolio for identity development of an adolescent

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dc.contributor.advisor Bester, Suzanne en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Quinn, Magdalena Katarzyna en
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-06T22:25:40Z
dc.date.available 2011-06-15 en
dc.date.available 2013-09-06T22:25:40Z
dc.date.created 2011-04-12 en
dc.date.issued 2010 en
dc.date.submitted 2011-06-15 en
dc.description Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2010. en
dc.description.abstract This study focuses on how a Personal Portfolio can facilitate the narration of an adolescent’s life story and the outcome on self understanding. An instrumental case study that was exploritative and descriptive in nature was used to gain insight into the potential value of using a Personal Portfolio to reflect an adolescent’s quest for identity development. Data were collected by means of Personal Portfolio activities, open-ended interviews, tape-recordings of participant interviews, reflective reports written by the research participant as well as observations and field notes recorded in a diary by the researcher. The thematic analysis of the data was done within a constructivist-interpretivist framework. Five core categories: Identity Crisis/Confusion, Identity Exploration,Identifying Developmental Assets, Unresolved Past Issues, and the Experience of Compiling a Personal Portfolio emerged. These core categories were further linked to sub-categories and related themes. This study found that compiling a Personal Portfolio supported the research participant’s quest for identity. In particular, it facilitated a process of self exploration regarding career choice and sexual identity and resulted in increased self-knowledge, an awareness of personal assets and an overall improved sense of self-worth and self-confidence. This study also provided the research participant with a platform to work from and the means to solve some personal problems. The study further more concluded that a Personal Portfolio is a cost effective method that is suitable for use in a diverse South African context which could be utilised by counsellors and educators with their task to assist adolescents with their identity development. en
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dc.description.department Educational Psychology en
dc.identifier.citation Quinn, MK 2010, The potential use of a personal portfolio for identity development of an adolescent, MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25554 > en
dc.identifier.other E11/273/gm en
dc.identifier.upetdurl http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06152011-093259/ en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25554
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
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dc.subject Constrcutivist-interpretivist en
dc.subject Life story en
dc.subject Post-modern narrative counselling en
dc.subject Self-knowledge en
dc.subject Self-exploration en
dc.subject Identity crisis en
dc.subject Identity en
dc.subject Identity development en
dc.subject Identity construction en
dc.subject Personal portfolio en
dc.subject Adolescent en
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.title The potential use of a personal portfolio for identity development of an adolescent en
dc.type Dissertation en


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