Socio-educational Factors Promoting Formation of National Identity of Contemporary Adolescents
Dr. Agnė Juškevičienė
Abstract
The formation of the national identity of teenagers is a relevant area of the nowadays scientific researches, because a person is intensively searching for oneself, seeks to be assigned to a national group. During the periods of globalization, there are many external factors that can influence the formation of identity. Therefore, the aim of this article, using the mixed method strategy, is to reveal the factors determining the formation of the national identity of adolescents. Bronfenbrenner’s theory of ecological systems has been used analysing and interpreting data of the article. It was found that the most significant microsystem and mesosystem were the formation of the national identity of adolescents. A certain role of the exosystem has been investigated, but the macrosystem does not cause teenagers to form national identity. The results of the research presented in this article allow to predict and design the tendencies of the formation of the national identity of adolescents.