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Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas (2016) How sustainable is pupil self-esteem as an educational objective for religious minorities? Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 7 (2). pp. 118-131. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/dcse-2016-0020
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/dcse-2016-0020
Abstract
Although the importance of self-esteem in educational achievement is contested, it remains a significant touchstone of multicultural religious education. This study set out to establish differences in demographics and attitudes between high self-esteem and low self-esteem Buddhist teenagers who are a small religious minority in Britain. Low self-esteem teens expressed less well-being, more worry in relationships with their family and friends, low motivation in school, more supernatural beliefs, more introversion, felt Buddhism irrelevant and used the internet more. Self-esteem was not linked to religious values or environmental concern. Narrow focus on self-esteem as an educational aim risks the known weaknesses of multiculturalism that have since been overcome in pluralist education. The limited usefulness of the self-esteem concept does however reveal ways forward for teachers of minority education, introverts and sustainability.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology > BV1460 Religious Education |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Buddhists, Teenagers, Self-esteem, Typology (Psychology), Religious education | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education | ||||||
| Publisher: | De Gruyter | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2255-7547 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 18 December 2016 | ||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 December 2016 | ||||||
| Volume: | 7 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 118-131 | ||||||
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/dcse-2016-0020 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||
| Funder: | University of Warwick Chancellor's Scholarship |
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