Retrospective Analysis of the Educational Environment of Socially Controversial Persons Cover Image

Socialiai prieštaringų asmenų ugdymo sąlygų retrospektyvinė analizė
Retrospective Analysis of the Educational Environment of Socially Controversial Persons

Author(s): Inesė Ratnikaitė, Lina Miliūnienė, Danė Šlapkauskaitė
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Keywords: Socially controversial persons; prisoners; clergymen; social and spiritual education.

Summary/Abstract: The results of the research are described in this article. The questionnaire data included about 120 prisoners and 120 clergymen – monks and students in the theological seminary. The groups were identical by age and sex. The data was summarized applying a phenomenological life experience test. The objective of the research is to evaluate retrospectively social development conditions of persons from controversial social groups and to find more motives for choosing values in personality education. The results of the research show that persons who choose different values were raised in families of different social conditions: childhood of prisoners was most frequently spent in inharmonious families (difference 20%), more often they were raised in children’s home (difference 10%), regularly the family language was rude (difference 17%), more frequently in the alcohol dependent environment. The fact that 42% of prisoners did not finish secondary school determines their unemployment. Psychologist E. From stated that “If the power of culture is not implemented, the will is used for destruction”. Consequently the goal of parents and educational institutions is to educete people to use their abilities for positive creation. For 58% of prisoners the First Holy Sacrament was a onetime formality (16%) or not practiced although it might have been a start for spiritual perfection. It probably is a problem for the Church, family and society because we are the followers of atheistic education. Most of the clergymen fulfilled the duties of religious persons and it is true to say that they surrendered their divine mission. Lithuanian citizens need spiritual culture and underlying values.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 3 (7)
  • Page Range: 74-80
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian