What Do Teachers Do to Show They Care? Learning from the Voices of Early Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Whitehead, Jenna; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A.; Oberle, Eva; Boyd, Lara
Titel	What Do Teachers Do to Show They Care? Learning from the Voices of Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 38 (2023) 4, S.726-760 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Whitehead, Jenna) ORCID (Oberle, Eva)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/07435584221076055
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Middle Class; Student Attitudes; Teacher Behavior; Caring; Grade 6; Grade 7; Teacher Student Relationship; Foreign Countries; Early Adolescents; Gender Differences; Metacognition; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Mittelschicht; Schülerverhalten; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Kanada
Abstract	This mixed methods study examined how middle school students (ages 11-13) in middle-class neighborhoods in Western Canada characterized a caring teacher. Specifically, qualitative content analysis was conducted on 199 sixth and seventh grade students' written responses to the question "What are three things that teachers do to show they care?" Guided by recent work in the area of mindfulness in teaching, we identified 19 themes: one was categorized as "General Teaching" (e.g., "They teach"), and 18 that were grouped into one of three thematic categories associated with mindful teaching: "Calm" (e.g., calm/not reactive), "Clear" (e.g., democratic communication), and "Kind" (e.g., empathy). In their descriptions of caring teachers, almost all students (97.5%) used Kind themes, while many used Clear themes (41%); with fewer students using Calm (13.6%) or General Teaching (10.6%) themes. Chi square analyses revealed that girls were more likely to mention Clear themes compared to boys, while boys were more likely to use the specific themes of nurturance and helpfulness. Additional demographic differences were also explored. This research adds to the growing body of studies aimed at elucidating the role of mindful teaching in caring student-teacher relationships, particularly from the perspectives of early adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01