Benefits of Teacher "Connections" in Stressful Educational Settings

Autor/in	Stanley, A. Quinn
Titel	Benefits of Teacher "Connections" in Stressful Educational Settings
Quelle	In: International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 16 (2011) 1, S.47-58 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-436X
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Conditions; Teacher Morale; Anxiety; Stress Management; Religious Factors; School Safety; Violence; School Security; Teacher Student Relationship; Alaska; Florida; Louisiana; Mississippi; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Teacher; Teachers; Morale; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Moral; Angst; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Gewalt; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; USA
Abstract	Findings from this investigation suggest that spirituality is a vital component for teacher and student success in high stress educational settings. The study investigated how experienced teachers of violent students maintained teacher efficacy through stress management in four schools in one state within the USA. Most educators consider working with these pupils very challenging, which has resulted in a shortage of experienced educators willing to teach this population. Yet some teachers maintain their effectiveness teaching these challenging students. Within this study, spirituality helped them to maintain efficacy through anxiety reduction and by functioning as a "tool" to connect with students. Some specific methods included Bible reading, meditation, prayer, Pantheism and martial arts. This study relates to the growing body of literature that indicates that spirituality benefits humans physically, psychologically and sociologically. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10