FINNISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE PRIDE EXPERIENCE / SUOMALAISET LUKIOLAISET JA KOKEMUS YLPEYDESTÄ

Authors

  • Matthew Etherington School of Education, Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i8.3836

Keywords:

pride, emotions, Finland, teenagers, culture, high school

Abstract

This research examined the emotion pride from a small sample of twenty Finnish high school students. The school students were interviewed to explore their perceptions of pride as an essential emotion for success at school and later life. The interviews revealed personal achievements, having a 'tough skin,' taking responsibility, displaying humility, and being strategic in life as more important than self-pride. The results indicate the teenagers are committed to traditional cultural values of family, achievement, humility, and resilience. This study is important for discussions regarding culture, self-esteem, motivation, ambition, work ethic and emotions. 

 

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Author Biography

  • Matthew Etherington, School of Education, Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada
    The author achieved his PhD in the philosophy of education from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia while completing doctoral research at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). He is presently a Professor in the School of Education at Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada. The author is a co-director of the "Institute of Indigenous Issues and Perspectives (IIIP). His primary interests are in epistemological inclusion in education, Indigenous pedagogy, outcomes, assessment and philosophy. Matthew has published three books, Changing Careers to Become a Teacher: A Study of Mature Age Preservice Teachers in Career Transition; Foundations of Education: (editor and author); and What Teachers Need to Know: Topics of Inclusion (editor and author). He writes on a diversity of topics in education using a philosophical lens for analysis.

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2021-07-11

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Vol. 8 No. 8 (2021)

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