Abstract

SUEHIRO, Adriana Cristina Boulhoça; RUEDA, Fabián Javier Marín; OLIVEIRA, Evelin Zago de  and  PACANARO, Silvia Verônica. Assessment of self-concept in the school context: analysis of the publications in brazilian journals. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2009, vol.29, n.1, pp. 18-29. ISSN 1414-9893.

Aiming to do research on the publications of the last ten years, regarding the evaluation of the self-concept in the school context, the present study evaluated the articles found in journals classified as Nacional A by CAPES. The data showed that few publications were related to this subject, and even the education journals only started to publish on the subject from 2005 on. Among the analyzes concerning the area, authorship and samples, the Southeast presented a larger concentration of articles. It was identified the frequent use of the multiple authorship and research on children. The references presented more articles and books, with predominance of the international literature. As for the evaluation instruments, the most used were the Piers-Harris Children Scale and the Children and Youth Self-Concept Scale EAC-IJ. Finally, the present study indicated the need of new publications regarding the evaluation of the self-concept in the school context, guided by the importance of the construct in the learning process.

Keywords : Psychological assessment; Self-concept; School context; Scientific production.

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