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ERIC Number: EJ607430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000-Mar
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Who Would You Most Like To Be Like? Adolescents' Ideals at the Beginning and End of the Century.
Teigen, Karl Halvor; Normann, Hanne-Trine Engdal; Bjorkheim, Jan Ove; Helland, Sturla
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v44 n1 p5-26 Mar 2000
Asked 2 samples of Norwegian adolescents, about 2,500 10th graders and about 200 7th graders, who they most wanted to be like. More boys mentioned public figures, usually sports stars, movie stars, and pop artists, and more girls mentioned personal acquaintances. Compares results to those from a 1914 survey. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Sex Differences, Surveys, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Idealization; Norway
Note: Research supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs.