Self-awareness and personal responsibility among seminary students

ABSTRACT

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. 

KEYWORDS:

• self-awareness
• personal responsibility
• seminary students

Acknowledgments

We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all formators and educators at the Major Seminary of Surya Wacana Malang for supporting the researchers by providing time and opportunity to conduct the study with their students. We would also like to thank the seminary students for participating in our research.

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Notes on contributors

Stefanus Lio

Stefanus Lio is a doctoral student in the Guidance and Counselling Department of Education Faculty at State University of Malang, Indonesia. Lio’s research interests are in self awareness, personal responsibility, and coping mechanisms of university students.

I Nyoman Sudana Degeng

I Nyoman Sudana Degeng Degeng is a professor in the Educational Technology Department of State University of Malang, Indonesia. His research interests are more in educational media, educational technology, and curriculum and management. He has participated at local and international conferences.

Im Hambali

Im Hambali is a professor in the Guidance and Counseling Department of State University of Malang, Indonesia. His research interests include education in general, guidance and counselling. Professor Hambali has published in national and international journals.

Imanuel Hitipeuw

Imanuel Hitipeuw is a lecturer at the Psychology Education Department of State University of Malang, Indonesia. Dr Hitipeuw’s research interests are more in learning, instruction, assessment, and behaviour analysis.