Building caring relationships between a teacher and students in a teacher preparation program word-by-word, moment-by-moment

Our purpose was to illustrate the process by which caring relationships between students and their teacher educator developed in the context of preservice reading preparation that made use of online communication as one class activity. Describing the development of caring relationships between three...

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Published in:Teaching and teacher education 2011-10, Vol.27 (7), p.1059-1067
Main Authors: Kim, Minseong, Schallert, Diane L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caring
Computer Mediated Communication
Critical events
Education Courses
Internet
Interpersonal Communication
Negotiation
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice teachers
Reading Instruction
Student Attitudes
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher education
Teacher Educators
Teacher Student Relationship
Teacher–student relationships
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Summary:Our purpose was to illustrate the process by which caring relationships between students and their teacher educator developed in the context of preservice reading preparation that made use of online communication as one class activity. Describing the development of caring relationships between three students and their teacher, we showed that caring could not be considered a one-way characteristic of what teachers do and are, but rather that it depended on students’ reciprocal responses. Findings indicated that the trajectories of caring relationships developed differently, each influenced by differences in entering expectations, critical events, and a negotiation of what the relationship meant. ► Caring developed from teacher–student encounters online and face-to-face. ► Student–teacher relationships developed in different ways. ► Students and their teacher educator built a better self through each other’s words.
ISSN:0742-051X
1879-2480
DOI:10.1016/j.tate.2011.05.002