"It's where learning and teaching begins ‒ is this relationship" - insights on the teacher-student relationship at university from the teachers' perspective

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Positive teacher-student relationships have been identified as important for teacher and student well-being and for high-quality teaching and learning processes and outcomes. However, research on the perceptions of teachers in higher education on a high-quality relationship with students and the perceived antecedents is still scarce. This study aimed to address this research gap by interviewing 15 Australian higher education teachers about their perception of forming relationships with first-year students. The results suggest that the quality of the teacher-student relationship comprises both a professional and an interpersonal dimension, reflecting the different roles teachers and students assume within it. These two dimensions can be further differentiated into various relational quality indicators, such as approachability, care, support, trust, and others. Furthermore, the results indicate that several contextual and personal attributes contribute to the development of this relationship. Implications about how to shape positive relationships between teachers and students in higher education are discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:85

Enthalten in:

Higher education - 85(2023), 4 vom: 30., Seite 819-835

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hagenauer, Gerda [VerfasserIn]
Muehlbacher, Franziska [VerfasserIn]
Ivanova, Mishela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Closeness
First-year students
Higher education
Journal Article
Professional role
Teacher-student relationship

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Date Revised 03.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10734-022-00867-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356315789