Personal Growth Projects as a Means of Self-Development in Youth

Abstract

The article presents the results of research of students’ self-development direction, describes the content of the tasks of self-development, identifies the possibility of using personal growth projects for self-development. Evidently, every third student considers self-development an important life task, and two out of three students set self-development goals. Students’ desire for self-development is often conditioned by their environment. The majority of students set self-development goals based on one’s spiritual views, the value of health and the value of other people. To demonstrate perseverance in solving problems of self-development they are hampered by weak development of strong-willed qualities and lack of motivation. The content of the tasks of self-development is volitional qualities, communicative skills, educational abilities, appearance and health. Conclusively, the effectiveness of using personal growth projects in setting and solving problems of self-development was determined.