School careers in the self-presentations of young people living outside their family environment
School careers in the self-presentations of young people living outside their family environment

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines some of the findings reached in a Social Pedagogical Diagnosis study based on qualitative analysis of the semi-structured self-presentations given in interviews by 60 young people aged 15 to 19 residing in various forms of institutional care. It describes the findings concerning the most pressing school-related issues highlighted by the young people themselves. The study confirms the interconnectedness of developmental burdens and a range of stressful life circumstances which young people in institutional care (housing groups, young people’s homes, institutes) had been exposed to. The results help to give us an insight into the life circumstances of young people with problems in the process of schooling. The emphasis is on the significance of self-presentation as an important element in individualised educational work.

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