develop understanding about themselves the development of the self as a person and a teacher
develop social relational sensitivity and effective communication skills, including the ability to listen and observe
develop a holistic and integrated understanding of the human self and personality
build resilience within to deal with conflicts at different level and learn to create terms to draw upon collective strength
help explore one’s dreams, aspiration, concerns through varied forms of self expression, including poetry and humour
introduce yoga to enchance abilities of body and mind and promote sensibilities that help to give in peace and harmony with one’s surrounding
9.00
Unit I:
Exploring the Self
Exploring the self (potential of self, fears, aspirations).
Self identity.
9.00
Unit II:
The Evolving Self
Developing the self (building self esteem, self image).
Harmony and peace with self (Resilience, mindfulness).
9.00
Unit III:
Self Management
Positivity and management of emotions.
Tactics and techniques of self understanding.
9.00
Unit IV:
The Emerging Self
Stereotypes and Prejudices; Gender, Class, Caste, Race, Region, Language and Religion.
Challenging stereotypes.
9.00
Unit V:
Role of Teacher & Agencies
Teacher as a reflective practitioner.
Agencies that shape the self: Family, School and Media.
Essential Readings:
SESSIONAL (Any One)
Participate or lead in real life intervention (within families/college or community) through guidance and counseling.
Review of personal narratives, life stories and group interaction.
Write a reflection about your journey as a student-teacher. Identify areas where you think you need to improve and elucidate how you intend bringing improvement in yourself in these areas.
References:
Duval, T.S. & Silvia, P.J.(2002). Self-Awareness, Probability of Improvement and the Self-Serving Bias. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 49-61.
Phillips, A.G. and Silvia, P.J. (2004).Self- awareness, self-evaluation and creativity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1009-1017.
Povinelli, D.J. and Prince, C.G. (1998). When Self Met Other in M.Ferrari & R.J. Sternberg (Eds.), Self-awareness: Its nature and development (pp. 37-107). New York.
Guilford Mullen, B. & Suls, J. (1982). Know Thyself: Stressful Life Changes and the Ameliorative Effect of Private Self-Consciousness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 18, 43-55.
Lewis, M. &Brooks-Gunn, J. (1978). Self Knowledge and Emotional Development in M. Lewis & L. Rosenblum (Eds.), The Development of Affect: The Genesis of Behavior, 1 (pp. 205-226). New York: Plenum Press.
Luft J and Ingham Branden, N., & Archibald, S. (1982). The Psychology of Self-Esteem. Bantam Books.
Rogers, C. (2012). On Becoming a Person: A therapist’s view of psychotherapy.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Rogers, C. R. (1974). Toward Becoming a Fully Functioning Person. Reading in HumanDevelopment: A Humanistic Approach, 33.