社會服務對青少年身份形成的作用：香港三所中學的個案研究

自2009年香港實施新高中課程以來，社會服務已經成為高中生必須完成的一項學習經歷。本文著重探究高中生參與社會服務活動對其身份形成有怎樣的影響。本研究對三所中學的二十三位同學展開深入訪談，結果發現服務學習對青少年身份認同的發展具有積極作用，它為青少年提供了認識社會不同人群的機會，青少年從中發現、挑戰個人的價值觀、生活目標等，並建構個人與社會之關係。其中，利社會態度與行為和公民身份是主要的身份認同範疇。
Since the implementation of the new senior secondary curriculum in 2009, community service has been a compulsory learning experience for senior secondary students in Hong Kong. This article focuses on the impact of exposure to community service on adolescent identity formation. Twenty-three students from three schools were interviewed and the results show that community service provides participants with opportunities to understand various social groups. Accordingly, their values were challenged and life goals discovered, and the relation between individuals and society was constructed. Pro-social attitude and behaviour and civic identity are two domains of identity developed through community service. Copyright © 2014 香港青年協會.