Self-esteem : a guide for teachers / David Miller and Teresa Moran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, David, author.

Contributor:

Moran, Teresa (Educator)

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational psychology.

Self-esteem in children.

Self-esteem.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 183 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Miller and Moran (primary education and education and professional development, U. of Dundee, UK) present a text for student teachers, faculty, and teachers in primary classrooms on how to enhance the self-esteem of children from the perspective that healthy self-esteem involves recognizing positive qualities and accepting less-positive ones. They summarize and analyze key theories and research on the topic, including the definition and conceptualization of self-esteem, basic theoretical ideas and major approaches to its study, the processes that affect it, and what can be drawn from research, emphasizing a two-dimensional model and its application to classroom interactions and principles that can be drawn from it. They address the self-esteem debate in education, research related to global self-esteem and school performance, the relationship between academic self-concept and educational performance, and ideas about motivational mindsets and how individuals view their ability and performance. They discuss the use and misuse of praise, and provide competence-based strategies such as creating and recognizing achievement, developing a sense of self-competence, developing positive mindsets, and worth-based strategies. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 What This Book is About 1

2 An Overview of Self-Esteem Theory 13

3 Towards a Consensus: A Two-Dimensional Model of Self-Esteem 39

4 Self-Esteem and Schools 54

5 Developing Competence: Some Classroom Techniques 69

6 Developing Self-Competence: Creating Positive Mindsets 96

7 Affirming Intrinsic Worth as an Individual 122

8 The Role of Conduct: Living According to Good Principles 143

9 Conclusion 164.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

797835920

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.