Teachers’ Politeness as a Predictor of Students’ Self-esteem and Academic Performance

Oct 15, 2026

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The study examines how teachers’ politeness relates to students’ self-esteem and academic performance in elementary grades under Punjab, Pakistan’s policy emphasis on love and kindness and the prohibition of corporal punishment. Using stratified random sampling, it surveys 200 students from public and private schools in selected tehsils. Regression and correlation analyses show teachers’ politeness significantly predicts improved academic performance and self-esteem, supporting politeness as a practical classroom strategy.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages15

Reading Time38 min

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Abstract

Introduction

Background and policy context

Meaning and theory of politeness

Politeness and student achievement

Teachers’ Politeness as a Predictor of Students’ Self-esteem and Academic Performance Muhammad Uzair-ul-Hassan *, Muhammad Shahid Farooq** , Muhammad Pervez Akhtar*** and Iram Parveen *** Abstract Time and again different attractive and appealing slogans were introduced by School Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan emphasizing on love and kindness towards students rather than corporal punishment and resultantly, corporal punishment was prohibited in schools. Teachers were expected to deal students with politeness and not to make them scared of corporal punishment. It was considered as a tool to improve their academic performance and self-confidence. Based on the rationale provided, this study hypothesized that the students with whom teachers are polite show significant improvement in academic performance and self-esteem. The study used teachers’ politeness as a predictor to determine students’ academic performance and self-esteem in elementary grades. The population of this study was all the students of 6th, 7th and 8th grades enrolled in public and private schools in a district of Punjab province of Pakistan. Two hundred students were taken as sample through stratified random sampling from schools of two selected tehsils of a district. Regression and correlation analyses indicated that teachers’ politeness has significant impact on students’academic performance and self-esteem that is also indicating teachers’ politeness as a good predictor of students’ academic performance and self-esteem. Teachers may use politeness asa strategy to improve academic performance and self-esteem of students Keywords: Elementary school teachers, politeness, elementary school students, self-esteem, academic performance, self confidence, corporal punishment. * University of Sargodha, [Sargodha-Pakistan. Email: uhassan74@gmail.com](Sargodha-Pakistan. Email: uhassan74@gmail.com) ** Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan. Email: [shahid.ier@pu.edu.pk](shahid.ier@pu.edu.pk) *** University of Sargodha, Sargodha-Pakistan. Introduction Every nation wants to educate its young ones by providing them cordial learning environment at school as well as in other in-formal and non-formal learning spaces. Today where innovative technological gadgets are used in teaching learning there are also many psychological measures introduced time and again to make learning effective and long lasting. These measures are taken not only by individual institutions but also by the governing authorities. Govt. of Punjab, Pakistan (1998) recommended that the teachers should bring changes in the education system and can improve the quality of education. The teachers can highlight those barriers that can hinder the qualitative change in education. Thus, the teachers can raise the standard of education which guarantees the prosperity, growth and achievement of the people in society. The School Education Department, Government of Punjab raised and introduced a slogan in 2003 “Mar nahi Payar” in schools (National Educational Policy 2003-2008) . In consequence, punishment is prohibited in schools and teachers are asked strictly to deal students softly and do not make them afraid of corporal punishment and teach them with politeness. Meaning of politeness is the use of proper word or phrase in the suitable context which is determined by the rules that are established in society. Those words should be avoided that are not supported by the established polite culture of the society. Some words are very appreciable in some cultures but are not considered as pleasant and acceptable in some other cultures. In social interaction, to burgeon politeness is to preserve pleasant and soft social interaction and potentially face threatening use of speech acts should be avoided. In this connection, politeness intimacy, nearness and close relationships and the social distance between the speaker and listen

FAQs

What does the study investigate regarding teachers’ politeness?

It investigates whether teachers’ politeness predicts students’ self-esteem and academic performance in elementary grades.

How was the sample selected for the study?

Two hundred students from 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were selected using stratified random sampling from schools in two selected tehsils of a Punjab district.

What do the regression and correlation results indicate?

The results indicate that teachers’ politeness has a significant impact on students’ academic performance and self-esteem, supporting it as a good predictor.

Oct 15, 2026

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