Student Self-Esteem and the School System: Perceptions and Implications
Autor: | Cynthia G. Scott, Carol Mertens, E. Richard Dustin, Gerald C. Murray |
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Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Zdroj: | The Journal of Educational Research. 89:286-293 |
ISSN: | 1940-0675 0022-0671 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00220671.1996.9941330 |
Popis: | K-12 school personnel appear to have an impact on student self-esteem. In addition, most self-esteem programs used in the schools have historically consisted of superficial activities; thus, self-esteem is seldom addressed at a conceptual level. In order to do so, school personnel need to understand their own attitudes about self-esteem. The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in perceptions of school administrators, counselors, and teachers about student self-esteem and explore further how each group perceives their own and the other two groups' impact on student self-esteem. Participants were selected from a stratified random sample of K-12 school administrators, counselors, and teachers. Each of these groups completed a survey that addressed perceptions of student self-esteem and impact of school personnel on student self-esteem. Data yielded noteworthy similarities and differences in school personnel's perceptions of student self-esteem as well as statistical sig... |
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