Sunday, April 5, 2009

Abraham Maslow's Needs Theory


Here we can see the diagram shows the Abraham Maslow's theory of needs. His theory is used in most field that involve human being.
This theory is implemented on the educational system in my country, Malaysia.
The first human needs is Physiological needs such as food, cloth, shelter, sleep, rest, etc.
After the physiological needs was fulfilled, human need to feel safe. A human need to live in a safe surrounding and free from the threat of physical and emotional harm.
After that, human needs to have a good social live. Friendship, belonging to a group and giving and receiving love will be needs for human.
After a person feels that they "belong", the urge to attain a degree of importance emerges. Esteem needs can be categorized as external motivators and internal motivators.Internally motivating esteem needs are those such as self-esteem, accomplishment, and self respect. External esteem needs are those such as reputation and recognition.
Self-actualization is the summit of Maslow's motivation theory. It is about the quest of reaching one's full potential as a person. Unlike lower level needs, this need is never fully satisfied; as one grows psychologically there are always new opportunities to continue to grow.

How this theory works in education???

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