Challenging the Cult of Self-Esteem in Education: Education, Psychology, and the Subaltern Self

Challenging the Cult of Self-Esteem in Education: Education, Psychology, and the Subaltern Self
ISBN-10
1351790765
ISBN-13
9781351790765
Category
Education
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
2017-08-24
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Kenzo E. Bergeron

Description

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.

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