SOCIETY

Educational and philosophical dimensions of the social identity

  • 1 The University of Rousse “Angel Kanchev”, Bulgaria

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to emphasize to the importance of the process of formation of social identity, both in relation to the individual and in relation to the surrounding school and social environment. Тhe modern pedagogical process is characterized by rapidly evolving technological models, teaching aids and tools and with a changing educational space. These factors of the social reality, due to the pandemic situation, determine the formation of the social identity of the students. The present material focuses on the substantive aspect of the concept of social identity and on the factors that influence to its formation. The article implements an integrational and multidisciplinary approach for the purpose of building a scientific construction of the interpretation of the phenomenon of sociall identity and its position in educational scientific systematic apparatus. The process of identity formation is analyzed and interpreted from different scientific perspectives – philosophy, pedagogy and psychology.

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