The Effect Of Socio-Psychodrama Method In Developing Schwartz Human Values Among Female Freshmen
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Date
2016-03
Authors
Narguesse, Saliminia
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
During the last decade, most countries including Malaysia were the witness of
decline in moral standards among university students. Previous research showed that
noble values’ scores were higher in freshmen but reaching to the final year the scores
decreased. This research also clarified the proper role of the values education for the
freshmen. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of socio-psychodrama
method, as a rich educational method, for a college-aged group to moderate their
human values and in the case of effectiveness, to suggest it as an alternative method
of teaching. The study approach was carried out via mixed method analysis;
quantitatively on a quasi-experimental design and qualitatively on transcendental
phenomenological approach. The instruments were Schwartz Value Inventory (SVI)
and researcher made questionnaire for written interview questions. The sample was
selected among female freshmen majoring in TESOL in a public university in Pinang.
It consisted of 30 students whom were divided and matched into two groups of 15 in
each group, as experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 11
sessions of socio-psychodrama intervention while the control group remained in the
waiting list. Data were analysed using repeated measurement analysis for the effect of
socio-psychodrama on their value sets and univariate analysis for the effect of
demographic variables on their value sets in the quantitative part. For the qualitative
data, transcendental phenomenological approach was applied to explain “what did they
experience during the socio-psychodrama classes” and “how did they experience it”. Repeated measurement tests’ results revealed satisfactory significant differences
between the two groups. In this way, the null hypothesis on Individual, Collective and
Mixed value scores among female freshmen were rejected. Nonetheless, the null
hypothesis for the participants’ demographic traits was accepted except for their
fathers’ level of education. Thus, in this study apart from the participants’ fathers’ level
of education, demographic variables had no effect on the freshmen’s different value
sets’ scores. Finally, transcendental phenomenological analysis explained what and
how the freshmen experienced it. In the qualitative method of analysis, it was revealed
that they were enjoying the socio-psychodrama intervention and role playing. This
intervention could built-up their self-confidence, problem solving skill, analytical
thinking and empathy towards the others. Conclusion, socio-psychodrama intervention
was an effective method to moderate freshmen participants’ human values in both
quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis.
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Socio-psychodrama