Fortalecimiento de las competencias de automotivación y autoestima para la construcción de proyectos de vida en estudiantes.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to manage the strengthening of self-motivation and self-esteem skills that allow the construction of life projects of eighth grade students. The starting point was the question: How are self-motivation and self-esteem skills strengthened for the construction of life projects in eighth grade students of a Technical Educational Institution in Jagua de Ibirico, Colombia? Supported in the statements of Branden (1993), D´Angelo (2000), Papalia et al. (2012), Balart (2015) and Pacori et al. (2016) among others. Methodologically, specifically in the qualitative paradigm, framed in the Pedagogical Action Research, based on Hernández et al. (2006). The population consisted of 38 eighth grade students, ages 13-16. An interview was conducted supported by a diagnostic questionnaire addressed to the students, where even when levels of self-esteem and self-motivation were evidenced, these had to be strengthened given the age of the students and adverse life contexts. Through logs, the sessions carried out in the designed methodological route were recorded: Reflective application workshops: Building my Life Project. The results demonstrated the importance of working on self-esteem and self-motivation skills in adolescent students, to guide them to recognize their own weaknesses, strengths, opportunities, threats and vocational preferences. The students progressively worked on the construction of their Life Project, considering their own mission, vision, objectives, values, resources and prospective vision in the future life in the short, medium and long term.