The research proposed that a teacher's self-acceptance is related to the development of good self-concepts by students in Grades 3, 4 and 5. An F test was performed to test for a relationship between teacher's self-acceptance and students' self-concept. The evidence suggests that the selection of self-accepting teachers at elementary school levels is critical to the development of children's self-concept.
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