Abstract
In today’s world characterized by changed systems of values and materialism, peda-gogy should emphasize education for a positive self-image, especially in the contempo-rary school, whose educational goals are freedom, independence and individuality. This theoretical analysis provides a review of research on the importance and relationship of a positive self-image with other factors, such as social skills and academic achievement. Simultaneously, the methods and procedures by which teachers can foster a student’s posi-tive self-image are displayed. Although the degree of positive self-thinking is for the most part formed in interaction with other people, it is extremely important to raise students’ awareness about their own internal strengths as well as their possibility of choice. The edu-cation of a positive self-image can be considered a part of „positive pedagogy” or „positive education” which focuses on traditional skills and happiness, but also joy - fervor that ac-companies being (Fromm, 2004, p. 130)
Highlights
In this paper we discuss the need and importance of education for a positive self-image in a contemporary school
The reason for that is that schools must be able to cope with the changes that come with contemporary society, such as changed systems of values and materialism
Theoretical frameworks that underlay the theme are a humanistic approach to education, student-centered education (Maslow, 1974, Rogers, 1979; Matijević & Radovanović, 2011) and positive education (Seligman, 1992, 2002; Bognar & Simel, 2013), whose characteristics will be clearly visible in the text
Summary
In this paper we discuss the need and importance of education for a positive self-image in a contemporary school. The veri cation for that can be found in Rosenthal’s (Pygmalion) effect (or self-ful lling prophecy), according to which our beliefs about somebody can be ful lled because we can incite their ful llment with our behavior (Rosenthal & Jacobson, in Lauster, 1997; Merton, in Accel-Team, 2001) This effect shows and proves that the teacher is one of the most important factors that in uence the creation of students’ positive self-image (Yahaya & Ramli, 2009). It is important for a student to acquire interpersonal communicational skills in order to be able to communicate successfully, discuss and exchange ideas with their teachers and classmates The lack of those skills will indirectly jeopardize their self-esteem, self-image, and after that it will in uence their academic achievements. One possible way teachers can manage this is by using positive education, whose main part is precisely developing positive self-image
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