Date of Award
Fall 1999
Document Type
Legacy Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Elementary Education
College
College of Education
First Advisor
Sharon H. Thompson
Abstract/Description
Researchers have documented a decline in the global self-esteem of adolescent girls, however these studies have focused on girls in the public schools, with little attention to girls who are homeschooled. It is believed that homeschooling, shielding adolescent girls from negative peer pressures and providing increased attention during instruction and frequent contact with parents results in higher self-esteem than is found in public school girls. Eleven homeschool and nineteen public school girls completed a survey which included the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and a subjective survey that asked the questions about goals, friends, and peer pressure. Homeschool girls demonstrated higher global and personal self-esteem, however it remains unclear whether educational environment is the leading factor in this increase.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
McArthur, Amber L., "The Effect of Educational Environment on the Self-Concept of Adolescent Girls" (1999). Honors Theses. 250.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/250