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Self‐Esteem and Health Instruction: Challenges for Curriculum Development
Author(s) -
Hayes David M.,
Fors Stuart W.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05916.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , self esteem , health education , psychology , school health education , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , public health , developmental psychology , nursing
A review of literature on self‐esteem and its role in health education raises questions about the extent to which health education can influence student self‐esteem through direct and indirect instruction. This article operationally defines self‐esteem, discusses the role of health education in developing self‐esteem through direct and indirect instruction, interprets evidence that self‐esteem is affected by health education curricula, and discusses challenges facing health educators in curriculum development, instruction, and evaluation of self‐esteem as a realistic component of health education curricula.