Self-awareness and personal responsibility among seminary students

This study aimed to determine the level of self-awareness and personal responsibility among seminary students. It also investigated the correlation between self-awareness and personal responsibility. A qualitative approach was followed, whereby formators and seminarians were interviewed, to compleme...

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Published in:Innovations in education and teaching international 2023-07, Vol.60 (4), p.544-554
Main Authors: Lio, Stefanus, Degeng, I Nyoman Sudana, Hambali, Im, Hitipeuw, Imanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition & reasoning
College Students
Correlation
Educational psychology
Foreign Countries
personal responsibility
Religious Colleges
Responsibilities
Responsibility
Self awareness
Self Concept
seminary students
Theological Education
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Summary:This study aimed to determine the level of self-awareness and personal responsibility among seminary students. It also investigated the correlation between self-awareness and personal responsibility. A qualitative approach was followed, whereby formators and seminarians were interviewed, to complement the main data collected by distributing instruments of self-awareness and personal responsibility. The participants were 36 students at the Seminary of Surya Wacana, Malang. The findings of this study showed that the majority of students have a moderate level of self-awareness (81%) as well as personal responsibility (78%). In addition, the data displayed a correlation between self-awareness and personal responsibility because it has a significant level of .01 < .05 with a moderate degree of correlation (.426). Based on these findings, it was recommended that the focus of seminary formation should be the development of the seminary students who demonstrate self-awareness and willingness to take responsibility for the choice the make. 
ISSN:1470-3297
1470-3300
DOI:10.1080/14703297.2022.2052930