Fearand academic achievementin the pluricultural context of Ceuta
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to reflect the types and levels of Fear and Academic Achievement (and the influence over each other), of students in the city of Ceuta. To make it possible we focused on 1186 participants from 9 different educational institutions that clearly reflect the city’s pluricultural features; 42.2% of them are boys and 57.8% girls; 58.9% of the total are Muslims and 41.1% Christians. The techniques used in this survey are FSSC-II, adapted by Ascensio, Vila, Robles-García, Páez, Fresán & Vázquez (2012), the Matesanz (2006) adaptation of FSS as well as the children›s grades. The results show medium levels on Fear and Achievement, and they are influenced by the sociodemographic factors of age, gender, customs/religion and socioeconomic and cultural. We have also found a relationship between Fear and Academic Achievement. Evolutive development and different nurturing patters justify these differences. There is an inverse ratio between Fear and Achievement that is why emotion training and development may be a key element to personal and professional success.
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