LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM

Objectives. This article describes the situation of young people aged 15-18 who, for various reasons, have found themselves outside the educational system and do not attend day schools. For the most part, these are people from backgrounds at risk of social exclusion due to deprivation of not only ec...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata POKOSZ, Danuta SADOWNIK
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Language:English
Published: “Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropology Institute of the Romanian Academy. 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.journalstudiesanthropology.ro/en/looking-for-ones-place-in-the-world-youth-at-risk-of-social-exclusion-outside-the-mainstream-education-system/
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description Objectives. This article describes the situation of young people aged 15-18 who, for various reasons, have found themselves outside the educational system and do not attend day schools. For the most part, these are people from backgrounds at risk of social exclusion due to deprivation of not only economic, but also psychological and social and culturally conditioned needs. The main reasons that these young people found themselves outside the basic education system were the lack of fulfillment of compulsory schooling (truancy, failure to be promoted to the next grade several times) and the threat of demoralization or criminal acts confirmed by the Family Court. The leading objectives were: to recognize the behavioral style of adolescents dropping out of the education system; the ways in which adolescents at risk of social exclusion respond to the surrounding reality and make life choices. Material and methods. During the period 2020-2022, the authors conducted 47 interviews with young people to observe and assess the threat of risky behaviors, motivations and changes in attitudes of individuals. The authors’ used a qualitative method of data acquisition. Results. The social isolation during Covid 19 reinforced numerous negative effects on the behaviour of young people Conclusions. The primary findings from the in-depth interviews pointed at many areas for educational and therapeutic work. The most common were: experiencing deprivation of emotional needs from one’s care and upbringing environment (including experience of violence); use of immature coping mechanisms (self-aggressive behavior, projection of guilt onto the environment, denial, avoidance).
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spelling doaj.art-d7dea0f2859743a0a83226fe89a8498b2023-07-19T10:35:32Zeng“Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropology Institute of the Romanian Academy.Anthropological Researches and Studies2360-34452023-01-0113191201https://doi.org/10.26758/13.1.12LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEMMalgorzata POKOSZ0Danuta SADOWNIK1Correctional and social pedagogy – Karkonoska Akademia Nauk Stosowanych in Jelenia Góra, Jeleniogórska Akademia III Wieku in Jelenia Góra, PolandPedagogy of culture – Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Przedsiębiorczości in Wałbrzych, Jeleniogórska Akademia III Wieku in Jelenia Góra, “Aktywni XXI” Foundation in Jelenia Góra, PolandObjectives. This article describes the situation of young people aged 15-18 who, for various reasons, have found themselves outside the educational system and do not attend day schools. For the most part, these are people from backgrounds at risk of social exclusion due to deprivation of not only economic, but also psychological and social and culturally conditioned needs. The main reasons that these young people found themselves outside the basic education system were the lack of fulfillment of compulsory schooling (truancy, failure to be promoted to the next grade several times) and the threat of demoralization or criminal acts confirmed by the Family Court. The leading objectives were: to recognize the behavioral style of adolescents dropping out of the education system; the ways in which adolescents at risk of social exclusion respond to the surrounding reality and make life choices. Material and methods. During the period 2020-2022, the authors conducted 47 interviews with young people to observe and assess the threat of risky behaviors, motivations and changes in attitudes of individuals. The authors’ used a qualitative method of data acquisition. Results. The social isolation during Covid 19 reinforced numerous negative effects on the behaviour of young people Conclusions. The primary findings from the in-depth interviews pointed at many areas for educational and therapeutic work. The most common were: experiencing deprivation of emotional needs from one’s care and upbringing environment (including experience of violence); use of immature coping mechanisms (self-aggressive behavior, projection of guilt onto the environment, denial, avoidance).https://www.journalstudiesanthropology.ro/en/looking-for-ones-place-in-the-world-youth-at-risk-of-social-exclusion-outside-the-mainstream-education-system/risk of social exclusionadolescencerisky behavioreducation system
spellingShingle Malgorzata POKOSZ
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LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM
Anthropological Researches and Studies
risk of social exclusion
adolescence
risky behavior
education system
title LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM
title_full LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM
title_fullStr LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM
title_full_unstemmed LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM
title_short LOOKING FOR ONE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-YOUTH AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM
title_sort looking for one s place in the world youth at risk of social exclusion outside the mainstream education system
topic risk of social exclusion
adolescence
risky behavior
education system
url https://www.journalstudiesanthropology.ro/en/looking-for-ones-place-in-the-world-youth-at-risk-of-social-exclusion-outside-the-mainstream-education-system/
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