Challenging the Cult of Self-Esteem in Education

Education, Psychology, and the Subaltern Self
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-88754-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Educational Psychology

In this book, Bergeron demonstrates the negative emotional and pedagogical repercussions that result from American educators’ embrace of self-esteem and the dogma surrounding its acceptance. Critically interpreting the meaning of self-esteem in education, he challenges "common sense" assumptions surrounding this notion and questions the historical, political, philosophical, and pedagogical forces that have shaped this psychological construct in education. Interrogating the pedagogical practices linked to student empowerment, self-determination, and social agency in the classroom, Bergeron discusses the ways in which the promise of self-esteem has backfired, particularly for marginalized and impoverished students.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bergeron, Kenzo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Self-Esteem as Common Sense 2. The History and Politics of Self-Esteem 3. Self-Esteem and its Colonizing Impact 4. Self-Esteem Curriculum as Epistimicides 5. An Act of Armed Love: Curriculum for Social Agency, Empowerment, and Self-Determination

Über Autor(innen)

Kenzo E. Bergeron is a fifth-grade teacher at Willows Community School, California, and former researcher at Loyola Marymount University, USA.