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Self-Esteem Across Cultures. Kathryn Warren & Elizabeth Gillis Liberty University Online. Teachers. Research indicates that: Some teachers feel inadequate when working with minority students
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Self-Esteem Across Cultures Kathryn Warren & Elizabeth Gillis Liberty University Online
Teachers Research indicates that: • Some teachers feel inadequate when working with minority students • Some teachers think that minority students and their parents do not place a high significance on education Schellenberg & Grothaus, 2009
Self-Esteem • How a person thinks about themselves in terms of their attributes and capabilities • Related to academic success Kenny & McEachern, 2009
Ethnic Identity • The identity of one’s self based on the perceptions of their race • The way that society defines and perceives a particular race • Another aspect of self-concept American Anthropological Association, 2007 Kenny & McEachern, 2009
Healthy Ethnic Identity can Increase self-esteem • Increase a student’s self-esteem
Interventions • World map activity • Bulletin boards that celebrate different cultures • Multicultural day • Have minority leaders in community come to speak in class • Have students bring in food that represent their culture
Review • What is self-esteem? • What is ethnic identity? • How are self-esteem and ethnic identity related?
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