| Abstract [eng] |
Pažemeckaitė - Augulienė U. Formation of national identity of adolescents through musical activities: The context of Minor Lithuania: Master thesis / Thesis supervisor lecturer Angelė Kavaliauskienė, Thesis consultant prof. Dr. Diana Strakšienė; Šiauliai Academy of Vilnius University, Institute of Education - Šiauliai, 2023. - 70 p. SUMMARY The Master Thesis analyses the problem of the formation of national identity through musical activities in the context of Klaipėda region. In order to reveal the problem, the aim was to investigate the attitudes of adolescents towards ethnic and patriotic music, what musical activities develop national identity of schoolchildren, whether the formation of national identity of adolescents can be influenced by an attitude of music teacher and school regulations. The object of the research is the possibilities of formation of national identity through musical activities. The research hypothesis - it is possible that purposefully organized musical activities have influence on the formation of the national identity of adolescents. The aim of the thesis - is to reveal the possibilities of musical activities of adolescents in the process of the formation of national identity. The tasks of the thesis are- to define the concept of national identity and the importance of its development in educational documents; to provide psychosocial characteristics of adolescence by distinguishing the aspect of the identity crisis; to reveal the peculiarities of the formation of the national identity of the inhabitants of the ethnographic region of Minor Lithuania in the historical context; to analyze the possibilities of the formation of national identity through musical activities; to investigate the attitude of music educators and adolescents of Minor Lithuania towards the possibilities of the formation of national identity through musical activities. The research methods: analysis of scientific, methodical literature and documents regulating education; empirical - quantitative research using the questionnaire survey method. The research sample: 25 music educators and 100 adolescents from the ethnographic region of Minor Lithuania. After performing the analysis of scientific literature from educational documents, it can be stated that national identity is national self-awareness, which develops through characteristic features of the nation and is realized in the context of other nations. National identity is distinguished in the documents which regulate education but in general curriculums this education is only a recommendation. The search for identity becomes more active during adolescence when a personal identity crisis is encountered. The complex historical past of Minor Lithuania and the foreigners residing there today can influence the formation of the national identity of adolescents. Musical activity is one of the fields in which national identity can be developed through national characteristics. National identity can be developed by playing music, creating, getting to know music or analyzing the historical or cultural contexts revealed in music. The results of the empirical research showed that music educators aim to develop national identity through various musical activities both in music lessons and in non-formal education in the ethnographic region of Minor Lithuania. National identity is developed with the help of ethnic culture, various educations, celebrating ethnic and/or national holidays. |
