A narrative research on the life world of disadvantaged adolescents----The reflection of the life story of a student in the evening division of vocational high School who was a betel nut beauty----

• Main Authors: Wei Tang, 唐瑋
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83515944221430519872

碩士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 技術及職業教育研究所碩士班 === 93 === The purpose of this study is to explore the life story of the student in evening division of vocational high school who was s betel nut beauty, and to interpret the meaning of her life experience. The research also explores the life world of disadvantaged adolescent to understand why the adolescent become to disadvantage. What are the reason and background to make the disadvantaged adolescent recover from their failure experiences? We also concern the future career planning of the research participant after she re-narrate her life story. This research is based on the concept of qualitative research, and uses the narrative research methods. Data is collected from the deep interview. The “holistic---content” and “categorical---content” are used to analyze the data. The results as follows: 1. In the life story of the research participant, her father is the key point to make her live in the failure experiences. The period of junior high school is the critical time in her life. The negative experience in the Adolescent Observer and Protect Institute make her sense that her mistake in her life as the betel nut beauty. 2. The disadvantaged adolescents in resilience process are harder then the general adolescents, because they lack the support system. Their early experience is the important factor in their resilience process. 3. The factors of becoming to disadvantaged adolescent: (1). The function of family can really carry on more important than the structure of family. (2) The education of the role of law must be intensified. (3). The adolescents will be confusion of ego identity easily in the mass media competition and network technology development. (4).The support and help from seniors and friends can give them positive effects. (5). The junior high school emphasizes the entrance examinations of senior high school too much. (6). The attitude of teacher’s support or the teacher’s rejection is the important factor for students. 4. The research participant experienced loss and failure in her growing process, but she used the positive attitude to face her future. At last, the researcher makes some suggestion according to the results and findings for teachers, schools and the administration of schools.