Self-Concept of Young "Special" Children: What Special Educators Should Know.

Autor/inn/en	Obiakor, Festus E.; und weitere
Titel	Self-Concept of Young "Special" Children: What Special Educators Should Know.
Quelle	(1992), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Cultural Influences; Disabilities; Early Childhood Education; Early Intervention; Educational Principles; Models; Self Concept; Self Concept Measures; Self Esteem; Social Influences; Special Needs Students; Teacher Student Relationship; Test Validity; Theories; Young Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Handicap; Behinderung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsprinzip; Analogiemodell; Selbstkonzept; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Sozialer Einfluss; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Testvalidität; Theory; Theorie; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	This literature review focuses on approaches to measuring and improving the self-concept of young children with special needs. Two particular models dominate the debate on the self-concept construct: the perceptual model (in which self-concept is equated with a self-description formed during the preschool years) and an operational model (in which self-concept is an individual's repertoire of self-descriptive behavior). This second model allows for multiple domains and recognition of cultural differences. Although self-concept is an important educational phenomenon, it has been a misused and misunderstood construct, with measures sometimes producing consistent results while failing to measure what they purport to measure. Special educators need to know that most standardized instruments of self-concept reflect the social ideal of the dominant society and that self-concept in young children is area-specific, situation-specific, and multidimensional in nature. Critical self-concept enhancement strategies include: (1) caring for the "special" child, (2) having reasonable expectations, (3) listening to the "special" child, (4) having rewarding environments, and (5) involving the "special" child. (Contains 26 references.) (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01