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- Title
THE SELF-CONCEPTS OF CHILDREN FROM INTACT AND DIVORCED FAMILIES: CAN THEY BE AFFECTED IN SCHOOL SETTINGS?
- Authors
Parish, Thomas S.; Philip, Mary K.
- Abstract
In the present study 17 teachers received inservice instructions regarding Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and then were asked to assess their students' needs and attempt to fulfill them to the very best of their ability. Based on pre- and post-test measures, the entire group of 376 grade-school students manifested significantly higher self-concepts after the teachers had been trained and encouraged to implement what they had learned. Upon further inspection, however, it was found that children from intact families only, and not those from divorced remarried or divorced non-remarried families, were actually the ones who were found to adopt significantly more positive self-concepts as a consequence of this experience. Explanations are offered to account for these findings, as well as ideas as to how those from divorced families can have their self-concepts enhanced, too.
- Subjects
NEEDS assessment; TEACHER-student relationships; SELF-perception in children
- Publication
Education, 1982, Vol 103, Issue 1, p60
- ISSN
0013-1172
- Publication type
Article