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Emil, Carla – 1993
Although schools should be places which boost children's self-esteem, they usually play an important part in damaging the self-esteem of their female students through various forms of gender bias. This study explored how public coeducational schools can strengthen the self-esteem of girls in grades 7-12. Twenty subjects, all of them female,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Public School Teachers, Public Schools