Educational implications of self-esteem
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF SELF-ESTEEM’
JOSEPH T. XUNCE, STEPHEN H. GETSINGER, AND DOUGLAS E. MILLER
University of Missouri-Columbia
Self-esteem generally is considered to be an important factor in personal, social,
and intellectual adjustment (Apostal, 1970; Coopersmith, 1967; Jung, 1967). An
extensive review of the research on self-esteem tests (Fitts, Adams, Radford, Rich-
ard, Thomas, Thomas, & Thompson, 1971) provides substantial evidence t
