Exploring Self-Esteem in a Girls' Sports Program: Competencies and Connections Create Change

Autor/in	Markowitz, Ellen
Titel	Exploring Self-Esteem in a Girls' Sports Program: Competencies and Connections Create Change
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2012) 16, S.11-20 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Females; After School Programs; Researchers; Athletics; Athletes; Self Esteem; Measures (Individuals); Adolescents; Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Adolescent Attitudes; Competence; Career Development; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Researcher; Forscher; Leichtathletik; Athlet; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Messdaten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Kompetenz; Berufsentwicklung
Abstract	Self-esteem has been problematic for researchers because it is complex, stable, and hard to measure. When assessing the self-esteem of out-of-school time (OST) program participants, some researchers may think their instruments will not detect changes, either because the program does not last long enough to make a difference or because self-esteem is multidimensional and difficult to change. Some may respond to high-stakes testing and the pressure to demonstrate program outcomes by assessing concepts or behaviors with the strongest potential to show change, regardless of how they fit with program objectives. These responses can create a chasm between practitioners and researchers. Practitioners see firsthand that participants change how they feel about themselves, but researchers either have trouble capturing this phenomenon or are substituting other attributes for self-esteem. This article attempts to address these gaps by reviewing research about self-esteem and adolescent girls, presenting findings from a study exploring girls' experiences in a sports-based youth development program, and attempting to engage practitioners and researchers in new conversations about self-esteem and how they assess it. (Contains 3 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10