Enhancing Self-esteem in the Classroom

WHAT IS SELF-ESTEEM?/Clarifying the Terminology/How Self-Esteem Operates/The Self-Esteem Hierarchy/The Evidence for Self-Esteem Enhancement/THE ROLE OF THE SELF-CONCEPT IN SELF-ESTEEM ENHANCEMENT/Misapprehension over the Nature of Self-Esteem/Can Children Have Too Much Self-Esteem?/The Child with the Undeveloped Self-Image/The Child with the Weak Ideal Self/SELF-ESTEEM AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES/Origins of Differences/Children's Reactions to Differences/Physical Differences/Specific Learning Difficulties/Hearing Difficulties/Visual Difficulties/General Learning Difficulty/Gender Differences/Different Ethnic Groups/SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES ON THE SELF-CONCEPT/Parental Influences/Changes in Family Structure/Peer and Sibling Influences/Failure Experiences/Media Influences/Adolescence/Cultural Identity/Other Crises/ASSESSING SELF-ESTEEM/Measuring Self-Esteem/Behavioural Checklist/The Lawrence Self-Esteem Questionnaire (the Lawseq)/Other Methods of Assessment/ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM WHILST TEACHING/Desirable Personal Qualities/Teacher Self-Esteem/Communication/Teacher's Preferred Teaching Style/Expectancy Effects/Everyday Contacts/SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE SELF-ESTEEM/Aims and Rationale/Introducing the Activities/Trust Activities/Recognizing and Describing Emotions/Expression of Emotions/Positive Feedback/Taking Risks/WHOLE SCHOOL AND WHOLE-CLASS APPROACHES TO ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM/Whole School Approaches/Curriculum Activities/Developing Internal Locus of Control/Active Tutorial Work/Developing Critical Thinking Skills/Developing a Self-Image/Respect for Individual Differences/Bullying/Cooperative Behaviour/Assertive Behaviour/Conflict Resolution/Teaching Relaxation/Setting Goals/INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMME FOR ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM/Rationale/Who Should Conduct the Programme?/Using Non-Professionals/Selecting the Child/Seeking Parental Permission/The Status of the Programme Provider and the Setting/Introducing the Sessions to the Child/Principles of the Programme/Terminating the Programme/A Ten-Week Programme/Peer Support and Befriending Programmes/CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR/The Disruptive Child/Defence Mechanisms against Low Self-Esteem/Seeking the Positive Features in the Child/SELF-ESTEEM AND READING DIFFICULTIES/Research Findings/Selecting Appropriate Treatment for Reading Programmes/The Maintenance of Reading Gains in the Long Term/The Effects of Therapeutic Intervention on Dyslexic Students/THE TEACHER'S SELF-ESTEEM/The Hedonistic Philosophy/Changing Emotions by Changing Thinking/Self-Acceptance/Challengin Parents as a Threat to Self-Esteem/Have Fun/Maintaining Self-Esteem as a Manager/Self-Esteem and Teacher Stress