Kathryn Warren&

Elizabeth Gillis

Liberty University Online

Teachers

Research indicates that:• Some teachers feel inadequate when

working with minority students• Some teachers think that minority students

and their parents do not place a high significance on education

Schellenberg & Grothaus, 2009

Self-Esteem

• How a person thinks about themselves in terms of their attributes and capabilities

• Related to academic success

Kenny & McEachern, 2009

Ethnic Identity

• The identity of one’s self based on the perceptions of their race

• The way that society defines and perceives a particular race

• Another aspect of self-concept

American Anthropological Association, 2007

Kenny & McEachern, 2009

• Increase a student’s self-esteem

Interventions

• World map activity

• Bulletin boards that celebrate different cultures

• Multicultural day

• Have minority leaders in community come to speak in class

• Have students bring in food

that represent their culture

Review

1. What is self-esteem?

2. What is ethnic identity?

3. How are self-esteem and ethnic identity related?

References

Akos, P., & Ellis, C. (2008). Racial identity development in middle school: A case for school counselor individual and systemic intervention. Journal of Counseling and Development: JCD, 86(1), 26-33. Retrieved from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 1410790671).

American Anthropological Association. (2007). Race resources glossary. Retrieved from www.understandingrace.org/resources/glossary.html

Kenny, M., & McEachern, A. (2009). Children's self-concept: A multicultural comparison. Professional School Counseling, 12(3), 207-212. Retrieved from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 1643866221).

Rowell, P., & Benshoff, J. (2008). Using personal growth groups in multicultural counseling courses to foster students’ ethnic identity development. Counselor Education & Supervision 48(1), 2-15. Retrieved from ERIC database.

Schellenberg, R. & Grothaus, T. (2009). Promoting cultural responsiveness and closing the achievement gap with standards blending. Professional School Counselor, 12(6), 440-449.

Teaching Tolerance (Producer). (2010). Introduction to culturally relevant pedagogy. Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGTVjJuRaZ8