Shyness and Self-Esteem of Elementary Children - A Critical Analysis

This book highlights the Theoretical, Conceptual and Practical frame work of shyness and self-esteem in the field of academics existing among the elementary school children. This volume covers the investigation of correlation of shyness and self-esteem with academic achievement among children of 4th to 7th standards of the age group between 9 to 12 years. The main objective of the study is to investigate the relationship of academic achievement with shyness and self-esteem among the children of the age group as said above. It also includes the investigation to examine the impact of self-esteem on academic achievement. Gender is another variable. The eye opener of the study is, that as the age advances shyness increases and self-esteem decreases. This call for an urgent and in-depth investigation by educators and administrators all over the country. This volume can be highly useful for teachers, educators, educational planners, administrators, researchers, policy makers etc, who are involved in academics which can prove worthy in improving the personality along with the academic achievement of our children ¿ The greatest wealth of our nation and future.