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Autor/inn/en | Alawiye, Osman; Alawiye, Catherine Zeimet |
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Titel | Self-Concept Development of Gambian Elementary School Children. |
Quelle | (1983), (14 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Age Differences; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Grade 2; Grade 4; Grade 6; Grade 8; Self Concept; Sex Differences; Gambia Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Elementarunterricht; Ausland; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Selbstkonzept; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied |
Abstract | This study examined the self-concept of elementary school children enrolled in grades 2, 4, 6, and 8 of schools in the West African country of Gambia. Measures of self-concept in the areas of physical maturity, peer relations, academic success, and school adaptiveness were obtained from 156 students. The mean scores of the students were subjected to a series of two-way analyses of variance. Independent variables were sex and grade level. For the dependent variables, each area of self-concept was subdivided into three subsets: self-knowledge, self-esteem, and self-ideal. Results indicated that grade level was the most important variable in the self-concept development of the students, a finding supporting previous studies. The effect of sex, however minimal, was sometimes associated with grade level, a result which contradicts findings on children of Western culture which indicate that the role of sex is negligible. Overall, analyses suggest that (1) the patterns of self-concept development among Gambian school children were different according to the self-concept area being tested, and (2) the developmental experiences of school children in Gambia were similar to those of students in Western culture. (Author/RH) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |