National identity management strategies among students in Washera Qenie school
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7559517 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Kassa (0000-0002-3756-5668, Addis Ababa University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1086-1103 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2023.2207758 |
| OpenAlex | W4367843423 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 41 |
Based on focus groups and in-depth interviews with Qenie students (n = 66) in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the author explored strategies the students used to maintain or achieve high positive self-esteem and national pride. The results revealed a range of strategies adopted by Qenie students in Washera. These involved assertion of distinctiveness, eternal characterization, identification with the past, conflating Ethiopia with Utopia, and portrayal of holiness. The study has practical implications and contributes to the literature on national identity, specifically on ways of maintaining or maximizing positive social identity among schoolchildren in similar contexts
Aesthetics · Art · Assertion · Focus group · National identity · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Patriotism · Political science · Pride · Sociology · Anthropology · Children's Rights and Participation · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology
A history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991
Defenders of the Faith
Children, Place and Identity
The Social Identity Approach in Social Psychology
Thematic Analysis
Religion and social cohesion in Ethiopia
Beyond the Nation Brand
Picture This . . . Safety, Dignity, and Voice—Ethical Research With Children
Introduction
Social Identity Theory
The Discursive Construction of National Identity
Interviews and Focus Groups With Children
Multiple methods, complex dilemmas
From 'deep knowledge' to 'the light of reason
Social identity theory
Myths and Memories of the N1ation
Practical Ethics in Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives
A Theory of Social Comparison Processes
National Identity and Self-Esteem
Imagined communities
Perceived Threat and Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism and Group Identification
Why National Identity Matters
Strategies to cope with negative social identity
Diversity and state-building in Ethiopia
Fences and neighbours in the postmodern world
The Development of Higher Education and Social Change
Constructing National Identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |