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"Possible Selves" of Young People in a Mainstream Secondary School and a Pupil Referral Unit: A Comparison
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Mainwaring, Deborah; Hallam, Susan – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2010
This research uses the psychological construct of "possible selves" to investigate the aspirations of 25 students in Year 11. "Possible selves" provide a conceptual link between self-concept and motivation. The study compared the positive, negative and impossible possible selves of Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) attendees with…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Referral, Secondary School Students, Comparative Analysis