This study examined the perceptions of adolescents from three relatively small school districts with regard to what they have to say about their relationships with teachers within their schools. The primary research interest was to explore the way students describe their relationships with teachers in public high schools.
This descriptive, qualitative study was guided by the themes of naturalistic inquiry. The primary method of obtaining information was the on-line, open-ended survey, utilized to access the perspective of each student. The raw data was down loaded and later organized into major and minor themes.
The results of this study showed that sixteen year olds perceive that the relationship they have with a teacher does directly impact their academic success and overall learning. While all students surveyed perceived that a positive connection with a teacher does promote their desire to learn, there was a significant number that also took ownership for their learning.
This study offers the voice of the student as a contributing factor in ways to not leave any child behind, and concludes with recommendations for: superintendents, principals and teachers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PITT/oai:PITTETD:etd-07172005-143300 |
| Date | 01 August 2005 |
| Creators | Voelp, Holly Edwards |
| Contributors | Mr. Joseph S. Welinich |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh |
| Source Sets | University of Pittsburgh |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, text/html |
| Source | http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-07172005-143300/ |
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