From outsiderhood to successfulness: development issues (teachers’ community point of view)

Abstract

The article reflects and interprets the results of the survey of 300 teachers of different specialties organized to clarify the typology of outsiders. The questionnaire, which contains 148 psychological parameters typical for outsiders, was designed to be interpreted according to a five-point system. As a result of the factor analysis of 32 parameters, it was possible to develop seven types. With the help of these parameters, the potential for positive promotion from outsiderhood to successfulness was revealed, being considered a logical path for people to act in the process of self-improvement of the identified respondents. It has been concerned that the “Outsiderhood-Successfulness” continuum contains a subconscious reflection of the psychology state of the community, the pedagogical one in particular. The possibility of a social and psychological improvement is reflected in this way. It can be used to significantly improve one’s life, improve the situation by working hard for the purpose of self-improvement. The negative features of the process have been revealed, such as a tendency to tantrums, feelings of resentment, isolation, individualization of life, inability to finish tasks, a tendency to blame, mistrust, self-absorption, lack of initiative, silence, restlessness, self-doubt, procrastination, a tendency to take offense and not to admit mistakes. The best socio-psychological parameters of this process are such traits as sociability, diligence, sense of self-worth, painful experience of defeats, intelligence.