Teenagers perceptions of teachers: a developmental argument
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Article Title | Teenagers perceptions of teachers: a developmental argument |
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ERA Journal ID | 20742 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | J-F, J- F (Author), Swabey, Karen (Author), Pullen, Darren (Author), Getenet, Seyum (Author) and Dowden, Tony (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Teacher Education |
Journal Citation | 43 (2), pp. 26-38 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Edith Cowan University |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0313-5373 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2018v43n2.2 |
Web Address (URL) | http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol43/iss2/2 |
Abstract | Using the concept of a developmental lens (Brighton, 2007; Caskey & Anfara, 2014; Davis, 2006; J-F, Pullen, & Carroll, 2013; National Middle School Association, 2010; Peterson, 2010), this article focuses on young teenage students’ perceptions of teachers. School teachers play an important role in the educational development of teenagers but little is known about how teachers cater for teenage students’ social, emotional, physical and cognitive developmental domains. Even less is known about teenage students’ perceptions of their teachers. The current study asked a cohort of Year 9 students in a secondary school in Brisbane, Australia (N=182) to comment on what they “liked” about their teachers. The students’ responses were mapped against each of the four developmental domains. Analysis of the data showed that students’ emotional and social domains were more salient than their physical and cognitive domains. Specifically, the young teenage students reported liking their teachers when the teachers’ were emotionally positive and socially accommodating. The findings of this paper are discussed via a developmental lens with regard to the implications for teacher education. |
Keywords | teenagers, school, teachers, developmental domains |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
390306. Secondary education | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Tasmania |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q49v1/teenagers-perceptions-of-teachers-a-developmental-argument
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