Self-concept and the possibility of its formation in the educational process

1 Self-concept and the possibility of its formation in the educational process Title of the thesis: Self-concept and the possibility of its formation in the educational process Name and surname: Bc. Jana Borecká Department: of pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University in Prague Field of study: Pedagogy Head of the thesis: PhDr. Hana Krykorková, CSc. Number of pages: 108 Year of thesis defence: 2012 The key words: Identity Self Self - assurance Self - concept Self - esteem This thesis was based on my long interest in pedagogy and educational psychology. I was also inspired by my profession - a teacher, when I felt how important it is to understand people, their behavior and experience, and how often we are wrong and how a lack of knowledge about people can lead to wrong conclusions. Topis of this thesis is a big issue, it is a self-concept with a focus on the formation of pupils in the school context. The theoretical part of this thesis provides chapter, where I define the self-concept. I present different versions of this construct understanding and a lack of uniformity and diversity of views. In addition, I summarize the main formative influences on the formation of self-concept in different developmental stages of human being. Topic is further complemented with ideas of A. Adler, V.E. Frankl and..