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Understanding the Self (Theory)
After completion of this course, the students will be able to-
- 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
- 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 humor
- introduce yoga to enhance abilities of body and mind and promote sensibilities that help to give in peace and harmony with one’s surrounding
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning and teaching strategies |
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EDU 806 |
Understanding the Self
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CO196: Judge as a reflective practitioner. CO197: Build resilience within to deal with conflicts. CO198: Develop the skill of management of emotions. CO199: Critically evaluate the prejudices and stereotypes prevailing in the society.
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Teaching strategies: Interactive Lectures, Discussion Learning strategies: Self-learning assignments, Report writing |
Formative Assessment (30%): Class test- week 6, Assignment (1), Power point presentation (1) Summative Assessment (70%) Semester end examination |
CONTENTS:
- Exploring the self (potential of self, fears, aspirations).
- Self identity.
- Developing the self (building self esteem, self image).
- Harmony and peace with self (Resilience, mindfulness).
- Positivity and management of emotions.
- Tactics and techniques of self understanding.
- Stereotypes and Prejudices; Gender, Class, Caste, Race, Region, Language and Religion.
- Challenging stereotypes.
- Teacher as a reflective practitioner.
- Agencies that shape the self: Family, School and Media.
Sessional Work (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.
· 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 Human Development: A Humanistic Approach, 33.
