ERIC Number: EJ895110
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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Creating a Ninth-Grade Community of Care
Ellerbrock, Cheryl R.; Kiefer, Sarah M.
Journal of Educational Research, v103 n6 p393-406 2010
This qualitative case study analyzed how one large high school created a community of care for ninth-grade students. Data were collected during the 2006-2007 school year, including observations, individual interviews, and focus group interviews of 1 female teacher and 9 of her students. Findings suggest the Freshman Focus teachers and program helped to establish three caring relationships (teacher to program, teacher to student, program to student) that promoted a community of care. The development of positive teacher beliefs about students, supportive teacher-student relationships, and the promotion of academic and life skills may help create a caring community in which students are the primary receivers of care. (Contains 1 figure and 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Freshmen, Case Studies, Caring, Community, Teacher Student Relationship, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Self Determination, Personality Theories, Transitional Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Program Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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