Experiential Applications for Reviving Adolescents’ Psychological and Cultural Values
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2014, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Most of the research in the experiential learning area did not focus on cultural and moral values, especially in teenagers. Human and cultural values are forgotten in this age of continuous change and our youngsters think that everything that is old is also worthless. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore and measure the effects of experiential learning in increasing emotional intelligence and cultural values in adolescents. At the same time, the general objective was to study the way in which experiential group activities can change the way they see themselves as a part of the culture and find a place in the community (Tasting ARTS Project is the initiative of prof. Monica Pleșca from The Technological Alimentation Industry High school, along with professors from „Socrates” Theoretical High-School and „Henri Coandă” Technical High-School, Timisoara, Romania. I salute this fruitful idea, which proved to be extremely liked by the students and as they stated, even life-changing). Methods: A total of 20 subjects were tested with the Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (Crocker & Wolfe, 2001) and also with the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (Roco, 2001) before and after several sessions of experiential training, as part of a larger project of recovering human and cultural values. Results: The discussions of the results obtained in this study can be concluded with the statement that adolescents are eager for experiential activities. They enjoy interacting with each other and expressing their ideas and their own values regarding culture and society. Conclusions: Considering that after all, teenagers are the adults of tomorrow, we should take into account that leading them to self-discover values and culture could be a path into reviving our society.
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Iuliana Costea
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