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Self-esteem and academic achievement: a comparative study of adolescent students in England and the United States.
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Compare: A Journal of Comparative & International Education . Sep2011, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p629-648. 20p. 1 Diagram, 11 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Utilizing mixed methodology, this paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement for young adolescents within two Western cultural contexts: the United States and England. Quantitative and qualitative data from 86 North American and 86 British adolescents were utilized to examine the links between self-esteem and academic achievement from the beginning to the end of their academic year during their 11th-12th year of age. For both samples, quantitative results demonstrated that fall self-esteem was related to multiple indicators of later year academic achievement. While country differences emerge by the end of the year, math appears to have a consistent relationship with self-esteem in both country contexts. Qualitative analyses found some support for British students' self-perceptions as more accurately reflecting their academic experience than the students from the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COMPARATIVE studies
*SELF-esteem
*ACADEMIC achievement
*TEENAGERS
*SELF-perception
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03057925
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Compare: A Journal of Comparative & International Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 62872903
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2011.566688