Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T13:54:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Josenildo Brussio.pdf: 2379471 bytes, checksum: c8fc731b8d521df9f2799a0a91246335 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-26 / Approach the relationship between teacher and student in the hall-of-classroom by the Theory of Imaginary, aiming to seize the archetypal images that permeate the relationship between students and teachers in the teaching-learning process. As theoretical reference and methodological tools, we expect isotopic classification of images of Gilbert Durand (1997), the poetic of dreams and poetic of the area of Gaston Bachelard (2006/1998) and the concept of archetypes of Carl Jung (1996). Still use the design freedom and the narrative, in addition to the questionnaire open and the observation of the field for the capture of images. Thus, we reviewed them and found that if organized into three main areas: 1 - images for the school, 2 - images for the teacher and 3 - images for the student. Also noticed that the images suggested a possible enchantment exist in the relationship between teachers and students in the teaching-learning process. / Aborda-se a relação entre professor e aluno na sala-de-aula pela Teoria do Imaginário, objetivando apreender as imagens arquetípicas que permeiam essa relação entre discentes e docentes no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Como referencial teórico e instrumentos metodológicos, contamos com a classificação isotópica das imagens de Gilbert Durand (1997), as poéticas do devaneio e do espaço de Gaston Bachelard (2006/1998) e a noção de arquétipos de Carl Jung (1996). Utilizamos ainda o desenho livre e a narrativa, além do questionário aberto e a observação de campo para a captação de imagens. Dessa forma, pudemos analisá-las e constatamos que se organizavam em três grandes eixos: 1 - imagens referentes à escola, 2 - imagens referentes ao professor e 3 - imagens referentes ao aluno. Percebemos ainda que as imagens sugeriram existir um possível encantamento na relação entre professores e alunos no processo ensino-aprendizagem.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T13:54:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO ELVIRA.pdf: 1057359 bytes, checksum: 02d31c84d23607e348325bc23fe2090f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-07 / This study had as its object of investigation the relationship (affective) between teachers and students with intellectual disabilities from the perspective of Inclusive Education. The aim was to understand how the affective manifestations that emerge from the interactions between the teacher and his students with intellectual disabilities could contribute or not to include school of the student. On the assumption that the cognitive development of students with intellectual disabilities and those without disabilities are driven by the same factors, that is, depends on the maturation of his body and his participation in social group, we sought theoretical mainly the contributions of Vygotsky and Wallon, which share this interactionist position of human development, and also studied on the disabled, in addition to other authors who have helped build this work. The affective relationship between the teacher and student was the starting point of the construction process of this research, since it is produced by real subjects, assets, which transform the reality and by it are processed. The objectives proposed for this research were operationalized from a study that focused on the qualitative approach. From this approach, build up concepts, ideas and understandings about the data collected in the discourse of the subjects. For completion of the survey data, was used as an instrument to semistructured interview. The empirical research has developed in the framework of three Public Municipal Schools of São Luís-Maranhão. The analysis of empirical material was from the discourse of teachers and students with intellectual disabilities (DI), collected by recorded and transcribed interviews, using the technique of interviews with the three teachers, and (the) three students (as) with DI (subject). The research examined the relationship (affective) between students and teachers with DI, identifying through the discourse of the subjects involved, the affective interactions present in that relationship and that are sharers in the process of inclusion of student with DI. The results pointed out similarities between the first two cases. Through the speeches, the first and the second teacher, it was found that the forms of relationship between these and their students with DI, indicate the inclusion, only in some situations. And, in the case of the third teacher, the manifestations of the affectivity indicate that are effectively contributing to the inclusion of his student. / O presente estudo teve como objeto de investigação a relação (afetiva) entre professores e alunos com deficiência intelectual sob a perspectiva da Educação Inclusiva. O que se pretendeu foi compreender como as manifestações afetivas que emergem das interações entre o professor e seu aluno com deficiência intelectual poderiam contribuir ou não para a inclusão escolar deste aluno. Partindo do pressuposto de que o desenvolvimento cognitivo do aluno com deficiência intelectual e daquele sem deficiência são impulsionados pelos mesmos fatores, ou seja, depende da maturação do seu organismo e de sua participação no grupo social, buscou-se como referencial teórico principalmente as contribuições de Vygotsky e de Wallon, que comungam esta posição interacionista do desenvolvimento humano e, estudaram também sobre os deficientes, além de outros autores que ajudaram a construir esse trabalho. A relação afetiva entre o professor e aluno foi o ponto de partida do processo de construção desta pesquisa, visto que é produzida por sujeitos reais, ativos, que transformam a realidade e por ela são transformados. Os objetivos propostos para esta pesquisa foram operacionalizados a partir de um estudo que privilegiou a abordagem qualitativa. A partir desta abordagem, construiu-se conceitos, ideias e entendimentos sobre os dados coletados através dos discursos dos sujeitos. Para realização do levantamento dos dados, utilizou-se como instrumento a entrevista semiestruturada. A pesquisa empírica desenvolveu-se no âmbito de três Escolas Públicas Municipais de São Luís-Maranhão. A análise do material empírico deu-se a partir do discurso dos professores e alunos com deficiência intelectual (DI), colhidos através de entrevistas gravadas e transcritas, utilizando-se a técnica de entrevistas com as três professoras, e os (as) três alunos (as) com DI (sujeitos). A investigação analisou a relação (afetiva) entre professores e alunos com DI, identificando através do discurso dos sujeitos envolvidos, as interações afetivas presentes nessa relação e que são partícipes do processo de inclusão do aluno com DI. Os resultados apontaram semelhanças entre os dois primeiros casos. Através dos discursos, da primeira e da segunda professora, constatou-se que as formas de relacionamento entre estas e seus alunos com DI, apontam para a inclusão, apenas em algumas situações. E, no caso da terceira professora, as manifestações da afetividade assinalam que estão contribuindo efetivamente para a inclusão de sua aluna.

Neste trabalho, são analisadas obras literárias autorreferenciadas que lidam com a figura do professor nas diversas identidades que ele possa assumir e representar no ensino em diferentes instituições escolares, tendo por fontes: Blackboard jungle, de Evan Hunter; Sale Prof!, de Nicolas Revol; Entre les murs, de François Bégadeau; Teacher man, de Frank McCourt; e os filmes: Entre les murs (Entre os muros da escola); e Blackboard jungle (Sementes da violência). Escritas e protagonizadas por professores, e representando situações escolares que se passam desde a segunda metade do século XX e o início do século XXI, tais obras são examinadas como textos culturais, com sentidos e representações culturais e sociais sobre a docência, atendendo aos seguintes objetivos: (1) examinar a constituição do ser professor e as representações sobre a docência nestas obras e a partir delas; (2) entrever multíplices discursos e representações socialmente circulantes sobre a docência; (3) discutir questões alusivas às obras literárias e cinematográficas a partir de elementos comuns ao universo escolar, concernentes ao ser professor e ao exercício da docência. Pela universalidade da profissão docente, mesmo em sistemas de ensino distintos, analisam-se as representações docentes em relação a: (1) alunos e famílias das camadas populares, socialmente excluídos, para os quais a escolaridade nem sempre faz sentido ou assume outras perspectivas; (2) crescentes demandas institucionais, sociais e pessoais sobre a atuação docente; (3) fracasso escolar e limites de atuação docente; (4) constituição da autoridade docente, expectativas de atuação e sentidos do trabalho docente para o próprio professor; (5) estabelecimento de um pacto de convivência satisfatório e possibilitador de múltiplas aprendizagens. O estudo dessas fontes permitiu observar que, na atividade performática da docência, a formação inicial e a obtenção de conhecimentos acadêmicos e pedagógicos consistem apenas numa parte do encaminhamento eficiente para a maioria das ocorrências em sala de aula. Cabe ao professor dar conta física e emocionalmente de conflitos, frustrações, êxitos e alegrias inerentes à atuação profissional. Uma inter-relação satisfatória deve ser fundamentada num contrato de convívio baseado em hierarquia, limites, regras e respeito mútuo. / An analysis of self-referential literature dealing with the teacher figure in the several identities it may take and represent in different teaching institutions, based on the following sources: Blackboard jungle, by Evan Hunter; Sale Prof!, by Nicolas Revol; Entre les murs, by François Bégadeau; Teacher man, by Frank McCourt; and the following films: Entre les murs and Blackboard jungle. Those works were written by teachers and have teachers as their main characters. They picture school situations encountered between the second half of the 20th century and the early 21th century. They are examined as cultural texts with cultural and social meanings and representations concerning teaching, with the purpose of: (1) examining the elements of being a teacher and how teaching is represented in those works and based on them; (2) taking a glimpse of the multiple socially circulating discourses and representations about teaching; (3) discussing issues related to literature and films based on elements common to the school universe, concerning being a teacher and the exercise of teaching. The universality of the teaching profession, even if under different teaching systems permits an analysis of the representations of teaching in relation to: (1) students and families belonging to lower income, socially excluded groups, for whom schooling does not always make sense or is seen from different standpoints; (2) the growing institutional, social and personal demands on the action of the teacher; (3) school failure and limits to the teacher actions (4) creation of the teaching authority, expected performance, expected action and meaning of teaching work to teachers themselves; (5) forming a satisfactory pact of survival that will permit multiple learnings. The study of those sources permitted noting that, in the performance of teaching activities, the initial background and the acquisition of academic and pedagogical knowledge are just a part of what is needed to efficiently deal with what happens in the classroom. It is the duty of the teacher to deal with conflicts, frustrations, successes and joys inherent to the teaching profession both from the physical and emotional standpoint. A satisfactory interrelation must be founded in a pact of conviviality based on hierarchy, limits, rules and mutual respect.

Abstract Teaching of music, especially instrumental music, has rarely been the interest of researchers. This thesis explores the music teaching of a well known Finnish piano teacher and artist Matti Raekallio, describing his practical knowledge and theoretical tenets and their formation during the different phases in his life. The practical knowledge of a music teacher is experiential knowledge that takes shape in practical situations. It shows especially in the teaching-related interactions of music lessons. The teacher's practical knowledge manifests in his practical theory, which guides his teaching and includes his notions of the human being, learning and knowledge. The research tasks developed in the course of the research process and can be defined as follows: 1. What kind of shape do the elements of Raekallio's practical theory take in his life story? 2. What kind of teaching strategies and styles does he use in his piano lessons? 3. What kind of teaching stories are told in piano lessons? 4. How do the teacher and his students tell about their mutual relationships and their relations to music? The teaching of instrumental music is also approached from the viewpoint of the master–apprentice tradition it is usually connected with. And in addition to the actual research questions, the way in which this tradition is told in this research is also considered. The study is based on a narrative approach. Most of the data was collected by observing Raekallio's piano lessons and by interviewing both him and his students. This data was then analysed using content analysis and narrative methods of analysis. The results of this study broaden our conception of a music teacher's work. The teacher uses versatile teaching strategies, both verbal and nonverbal. Raekallio's teaching style includes his way of speaking, of being present and of giving feedback during his piano lessons. The exploration of teaching styles proved to be a fruitful starting point in the research of the moral dimension of music teaching. Examining teaching stories opened up the socialising significance that teaching has; through these stories future pianists and piano teachers are narrated into their cultural environment. These teaching stories show the teacher's pedagogical content knowledge as narrative knowing. With the help of narrative knowing, the teacher ties together knowledge that makes possible the production of a music performance, starting from notes and ending in a musical performance. The findings reinforce our conceptions of the teacher's significance in the teaching of instrumental music. In the stories of both students and the teacher, the significance of the teacher was clear during the different stages of development as a musician and especially during the stage of professional studies as a guide into the culture and practices of the field. The concepts and theory of educational sciences proved necessary and handy tools even in the research of music teaching. To popularise or model the contextual thinking of teaching related to the teaching of music, more descriptive research in the field is needed as well as descriptions of various everyday teaching events, the teaching of students of different ages, etc. The future challenges that this research points out include research of the narrative character of teachers' knowledge in general. How do teachers use storytelling in teaching, into what kind of stories are the things to be taught woven? / Tiivistelmä Soitonopetus on ollut harvoin tutkijoiden mielenkiinnon kohteena. Tässä työssä tarkastellaan tunnetun suomalaisen pianopedagogin ja -taiteilijan Matti Raekallion soitonopetusta, kuvaten hänen praktista tietoaan ja teoriaansa sekä sen muotoutumista elämän eri vaiheiden aikana. Soitonopettajan praktinen tieto on opettajan kokemuksellista tietoa, joka syntyy käytännön tilanteissa ja joka näkyy oppitunneilla etenkin opetuksen vuorovaikutustilanteissa. Opettajan praktinen tieto manifestoituu opettajan praktisessa teoriassa, joka ohjaa hänen opetustaan ja johon kuuluvat hänen käsityksensä ihmisestä, oppimisesta ja tiedosta. Tutkimustehtävät muotoutuivat prosessin aikana seuraaviksi: 1. Millaiseksi Raekallion praktisen teorian ainekset muotoutuvat hänen elämäntarinassaan? 2. Millaisia opetusstrategioita ja -tyylejä soittotunneilla käytetään? 3. Millaisia opetustarinoita soittotunneilla kerrotaan? 4. Millaiseksi opettaja ja opiskelijat kertovat suhteensa toisiinsa ja musiikkiin? Tarkastelen soitonopetusta myös siihen liitetyn mestari–kisälli-perinteen näkökulmasta ja varsinaisten tutkimustehtävien lisäksi pohdin, millaiseksi mestari–kisälli-perinne voidaan kertoa tämän tutkimuksen perusteella. Tutkimus on lähestymistavaltaan narratiivinen. Päätutkimusaineiston keräsin havainnoimalla Raekallion pitämiä soittotunteja sekä haastattelemalla häntä ja hänen oppilaitaan. Aineiston analysoin sisällönanalyysia ja narratiivisen tutkimuksen analyysitapoja käyttäen. Tutkimustulokset laajentavat käsitystämme soitonopettajan työstä. Opettaja käyttää monipuolisia opetusstrategioita, niin verbaalisia kuin nonverbaalisia. Raekallion opetustyylissä tulivat esille hänen puhetapansa sekä hänen tapansa olla läsnä soittotunneilla ja antaa palautetta. Opetustyylin tutkiminen näyttää olevan hedelmällinen lähtökohta opettajan työn moraalisen ulottuvuuden tutkimiseksi myös soitonopettajan työssä. Opetustarinoiden tutkiminen avaa opetuksen sosiaalistavaa merkitystä, sillä niiden kautta tulevat pianistit ja soitonopettajat kerrotaan kulttuuriseen yhteisöönsä. Niissä näkyy opettajan niin sanottu pedagoginen sisältötieto narratiivisena tietämisenä, jonka avulla opettaja sitoo yhteen tiedon, joka mahdollistaa kappaleen työstämisen nuottikuvasta alkaen aina kappaleen esitykseen saakka. Tutkimus vahvistaa käsityksiämme opettajan merkityksestä soitonopetuksessa. Opettajan ja oppilaiden kertomuksissa näkyi selvästi opettajan merkitys soittajataipaleen eri vaiheissa ja erityisesti ammattivaiheen opinnoissa johdattamassa alan kulttuuriin ja käytänteisiin. Tutkimuksessa käytetty kasvatustieteen käsitteistö ja teoria on osoittautunut tarpeelliseksi ja toimivaksi työkaluksi myös soitonopetuksen tutkimuksessa. Soitonopetukseen liittyvän opetustilanneajattelun yleistämiseksi tai mallintamiseksi tarvitaan lisää alan kuvailevaa tutkimusta ja kuvauksia erilaisista arkipäivän opetustapahtumista ja esimerkiksi eri-ikäisten opettamisesta. Tutkimuksen jatkohaasteena nähdään yleisestikin opettajan tiedon narratiivisen luonteen tutkiminen. Miten opettajat käyttävät kertomista opetuksessaan, esimerkiksi millaisiin tarinoihin opetettavat asiat kerrotaan?

Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2016-09-05T22:21:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Vers?o final da Disserta??o de Mestrado em Educa??o de Cleudin?te Ferreira dos Santos Souza (1).pdf: 1405485 bytes, checksum: cddb8847ddf1187f7aadad879f6ab482 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-05T22:21:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vers?o final da Disserta??o de Mestrado em Educa??o de Cleudin?te Ferreira dos Santos Souza (1).pdf: 1405485 bytes, checksum: cddb8847ddf1187f7aadad879f6ab482 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-15 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / The research that led to this Master's thesis, developed in the Graduate Education Program of the State University of Feira de Santana, aimed to understand the affective relationship between a teacher and students in the teaching practice, in the context of the Civil Engineering course, having as references its social representations. The study, a qualitative approach in the case study method, was guided by the principles of the Social Representation Theory and in the Complexity Theory. In the collecting and production of the data, we used systematic observation of teaching practice, both in the classroom and in the construction site, and interviews with the use of stimulus question. The observed group consisted of 36 students. Of these, we selected 12 students and the faculty for interviews. The study was referenced in authors such as Ribeiro (2004, 2009, 2010), Moraes (2003), Pinto (2005), Tassoni and Santos (2013), Damasio (2000), among others, to handle on the concept of affectivity, emotion and feeling ; Ribeiro, Jutras and Louis (2005), Veras and Ferreira (2010), Carpim, Behrens and Torres (2014), Freire (1996), Postic (2007) and others to discuss the teaching practice concepts and Moscovici (2003) and Jodelet (2005) to support the Theory of Social Representations; Morin, 2007; Moraes, 2008; Behrens, 2007 to support the Complexity Theory. The Data analysis was inspired by the Bardin Content Analysis (2010). During the analysis three dimensions were identified: a) the affective sense in the educational relationship; b) the challenges of the affective relationship between teachers and students; c) the facing of the challenges of affective relationship in teaching practice. The results show that the meanings attributed by research collaborators in relation to affectivity are linked: to the idea of pleasure in teaching; the teacher's attitudes towards students; the personal qualities of the teacher.The challenges to be faced refers to the promotion of changes in relation to the teacher attitudes with students and to the changes in teaching strategies. With regard to the possibilities to face the challenges, it was evident the need for reflection on the practice itself and the continuing training of higher education teachers. In addition, the results show that the affective teacher is near, supportive, welcoming, cares with the training needs of students, respect cultural differences, is dedicated to the profession, is a friend, has common sense, sensitivity, flexibility and humanity in dealing with cognitive and affective difficulties of students. The main conclusion of this study was that the centrality of the practice of the teacher considered affective is on students learning. / A pesquisa que deu origem a esta disserta??o de Mestrado, desenvolvida no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Educa??o da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, teve por objetivo compreender a rela??o afetiva entre uma professora e estudantes na pr?tica de ensino, no contexto do Curso de Engenharia Civil, tendo como refer?ncias as suas representa??es sociais. O estudo, de abordagem qualitativa na modalidade Estudo de Caso, pautou-se nos princ?pios da Teoria das Representa??es Sociais e da Teoria da Complexidade. Na coleta e produ??o dos dados, utilizamos a observa??o sistem?tica da pr?tica docente, tanto na sala de aula quanto no canteiro de obra, al?m de entrevistas com o uso de quest?o est?mulo. A turma observada era composta por 36 estudantes. Desses, selecionamos para entrevistas 12 discentes e a docente. O estudo se referenciou em autores como Ribeiro (2004, 2009, 2010), Moraes (2003), Pinto (2005), Tassoni e Santos (2013), Dam?sio (2000), dentre outros, para tratar sobre o conceito de afetividade, emo??o e sentimento; Ribeiro, Jutras e Louis (2005), Veras e Ferreira (2010), Carpim, Behrens e Torres (2014), Freire (1996), Postic (2007) e outros para discutir as concep??es de pr?tica de ensino; Moscovici (2003) e Jodelet (2005) para fundamentar a Teoria das Representa??es Sociais; Morin, 2007; Moraes, 2008; e Behrens 2007 para dar suporte ? Teoria da Complexidade. A an?lise dos dados foi inspirada na An?lise de Conte?dos de Bardin (2010). Durante a an?lise foram identificadas tr?s dimens?es: a) Os sentidos da afetividade na rela??o educativa; b) Os desafios da rela??o afetiva entre professores e estudantes; c) O enfrentamento dos desafios da rela??o afetiva na pr?tica docente. Os resultados obtidos apontam que os sentidos atribu?dos pelos colaboradores da pesquisa em rela??o ? afetividade se vinculam: ? ideia de prazer na doc?ncia; ?s atitudes do docente em rela??o aos estudantes; ?s qualidades pessoais do docente. Os desafios a serem enfrentados referem-se ? promo??o de mudan?as em rela??o ?s atitudes do docente com os estudantes e ?s mudan?as nas estrat?gias de ensino. No que diz respeito ?s possibilidades para o enfrentamento dos desafios, ficou evidente a necessidade da reflex?o sobre a pr?pria pr?tica e a forma??o continuada dos professores da educa??o superior. Al?m disso, os resultados revelam que o professor afetivo ? pr?ximo, solid?rio, acolhedor, se peocupa com as necessidades formativas dos estudantes, respeita as diferen?as culturais, dedica-se ? profiss?o, ? amigo, tem bom senso, sensibilidade, flexibilidade e humanidade ao tratar das dificuldades cognitivas e afetivas dos estudantes. A principal conclus?o deste estudo foi que a centralidade da pr?tica do professor considerado afetivo est? na aprendizagem dos estudantes.

Studien undersöker huruvida elever i behov av stöd inom den kommunala vuxenutbildningen, uppfattar att de har fått stöd och hur detta har påverkat deras studiesituation. Syftet har sin bakgrund i dagens vuxenutbildnings mer heterogena grupper, men också då det inom vuxenutbildningen inte finns något lagstadgat krav på elevhälsa. Teoretiska utgångspunkter är den sociokulturella teorin, relationell pedagogik och teorin om KASAM. Respondenterna, elever på gymnasienivå, har genomfört en anonym, digital enkätundersökning och deltagit i en semistrukturerad intervju. Resultatet visar att majoriteten anser sig ha fått det stöd de har uttryckt behov av, från såväl lärare, studie- och yrkesvägledare, specialpedagog och andra skolprofessioner. Resultatets tematiska analys, delar in data i fem kategorier: tillgänglighet, bemötande, motivation, förutsättningar och relation. Vidare ger analysen att förtroendefulla relationer består av ett tillitsfullt bemötande och tillgänglighet, av både pedagogisk och socio-emotionell karaktär, vilka kan leda till ökade förutsättningar och vidare till ökad motivation i en cirkulär process. I diskussionen belyses att specialpedagogens roll i det fortsatta utvecklingsarbetet inom den kommunala vuxenutbildningen, kan bestå i att, tillsammans med skolledning och förstelärare, bistå med forskningsbaserad fortbildning som synliggör vikten av förtroendefulla relationer för den aktuella elevgruppen. / The study investigates how students in need of support within municipal adult education, perceive the support given as well as its effects on their results or preconditions. The study’s aim originates from today’s changed and thereby more heterogenic student groups in combination with the lack of a mandatory multi-professional school health care teams. Theoretical perspectives used are the sociocultural theory, relational pedagogy and the theory of KASAM. The participants were upper secondary school students and were asked to answer an anonymous digital survey as well as to participate in a semi-structured interview. The result showed that a majority of the students experience that they have been given the support needed from teachers, study and career guides and the special educator as well as other school professions. The themes that were found were organized in five categories: accessibility, reception, motivation, preconditions and relationship. The analysis showed that trustful relationships included a trustable reception and accessibility, both pedagogically and socio-emotionally, which could lead to increased preconditions and thereby to an increased motivation in a circular process. The discussion gave that the role of the special educator, together with head teachers and the school board, could work together with school development within the municipal adult education; the special educator’s role could then be to be responsible for bringing a scientific ground to further education to school professions about the importance of trustful relations for this student group.

The challenge of transitioning into high school is associated with social anxiety, decreased grades, increased absences, and overall motivation to learn. Based on anecdotal evidence from 9th grade teachers in the Ohio School District, teachers had poor rapport with some of their students, and 9th graders were being retained more often than were students in any other grade. Grounded in Noddings's care theory, the purpose of this mixed methods sequential case study was to explore perceptions of rapport between 9th graders and their teachers. Guiding research questions were used to discover student and teacher perceptions about their relationship as it relates to care, respect, and communication. Archived data from Gallop Poll surveys given to 9th grade students at 3 schools (n = 163) demonstrated student perceptions of their relationships with teachers. Additionally, 15 teachers were randomly selected for a focus group interview about rapport with students. The interview transcripts were coded for emergent themes related to the guiding questions. The analysis of the Gallup Poll data included calculation of the mean, standard deviation, median, item score range, mode, and raw-data frequencies/percent for responses to answer the respective research questions. Responses on the survey showed that students perceived a moderate level of bonding with teachers, while the interview data showed that there were issues related to communication with students, administrative support of teachers, and sincerity of teacher care for students. The project outcome is a professional development about communication amongst teacher and students, teachers and teachers, and teachers and administration to improve rapport and reduce the prevalence and impact of adverse events such as dropout and other forms of disengagement.

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This dissertation takes its point of departure in a relational perspective on education, which means that the relationship between teacher and student is seen as fundamental for students’ knowledge- and personal development. The aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the teacher-student relationship in teacher education at national and local levels and the different meanings of closeness in this context.       The theoretical basis of the study is curriculum theory-based didactics, where questions about knowledge content and teaching as offering meaning are central. The thesis consists of three separate studies. The first investigates closeness in the teacher-student relationship by means of a thematic conceptual analysis of the field of research in educational science on teacher-student relationships. Four different dimensions of closeness were identified: closeness as presence, closeness as care, closeness as feeling and closeness as responsibility. The results show a nuanced way of understanding closeness in the teacher-student relationship and that closeness is challenging for teachers in that it makes their relational work more complex.      The central question in curriculum theory - ‘What opportunities do students have to learn about the teacher-student relationship in teacher education?’ - is used as the point of departure in the analysis of educational policy documents at national and local levels. The second study investigates content knowledge at the national level and shows a limited and simplified view of the relationship between teacher and student. By using the dimensions of closeness as analytical tools, a multifaceted teacher-student relationship is constructed as an alternative meaning offering. In the third study, eleven Swedish universities participated in the study of curriculum documents at the local level. The analysis showed three types of knowledge content: relational theory, relational work and relational quality. In this study, the local documents together provided a broad range of knowledge content, but individually a reduced and simplified knowledge content. The study also confirmed the differences between universities in their teacher education programmes and that there are often discrepancies in the knowledge content that is offered.      The thesis as a whole contributes to a nuanced understanding of closeness in the teacher-student relationship and provides a set of theoretical tools that can be used in an analysis of different types of research studies. It also indicates that the policy documents relating to teacher education at the national and local levels contain simplified and limited notions about the teacher-student relationship and teachers’ relational work as knowledge content. This restricted knowledge content could limit student teachers’ abilities to create, build and maintain good and close teacher-student relationships and to address the relational challenges in their complex relational work.