1st Edition

Hearts And Minds Self-Esteem And The Schooling Of Girls

By Jane Kenway, Sue Willis Copyright 1990
    270 Pages
    by Routledge

    270 Pages
    by Routledge

    In this text various specialists in education honsider the merits of current thinking on self-esteem in relation to their field of expertise. Each concludes that a radical reassessment of the ways in which we think about

    Self-esteem and the schooling of girls - an introduction. Section 1 Critique: self-esteem research and equity programs of girls - a reassessment, Peter Renshaw; the subtle politics of self-esteem programs for girls, Jane Kenway, Sue Willis and Jenny Nevard. Section 2 Culture: ethnic minority girls and self-esteem, Georgina Tsolidis; aboriginal girls - self-esteem or self determination?, Pat Dudgeon, Simone Lazaroo and Harry Pickett; culture, gender and self-esteem - teaching indo- Chinese students, Jackie Wenner; working class girls and educational outcomes - is self-esteem an issue?, Johanna Wyn; privileged girls, private schools and the cutlure of success, Jane Kenway. Section 3 Curriculum: cultural differences and self-esteem - alternative curriculum approaches, Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis; personal growth or critical resistance? self-esteem in the English curriculum, Pam Gilbert; the power of mathematics - for whom?, Sue Willis; improving self-esteem - a whole school approach, Pam Jonas.

    Biography

    Jane Kenway, Sue Willis