ERIC Number: EJ1034594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-May
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 31
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1527-9316
Student Views of Instructor-Student Rapport in the College Classroom
Webb, Nathan G.; Barrett, Laura Obrycki
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v14 n2 p15-28 May 2014
Building upon past research on the positive learning outcomes associated with rapport building in the classroom, this study examines the specific behaviors instructors utilize in college classrooms to build rapport with undergraduate students. Participants (N = 230) answered open-ended survey questions about their instructors' rapport-building behaviors. A total of 514 behaviors described as rapport building were categorized into five themes: attentive behaviors, common grounding behaviors, courteous behaviors, connecting behavior, and information sharing behaviors.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Classification, Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, College Students, Qualitative Research, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United States (Midwest)

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