Browsing by Subject "Relationships"

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Examining the qualities of the homeroom teacher
(2012) Williams, Simon
The purpose ofthis case study was to examine the characteristics ofthe student/homeroom teacher relationship at the Turkish Private School (TPS) in Ankara, Turkey. The research questions focussed on examining the qualities ofthe student/homeroom teacher relationship at TPS and the role that homeroom teachers played in an evolving pastoral care programme. The participants consisted of 142 predominantly Turkish students enrolled in grades six through eight in the 2010 — 2011 academic year and 151 predominantly Turkish students during the 2011 — 2012 academic year. Sixteen ofthe students in these grades were from a different cultural background. Homeroom teachers were predominantly international, mostly from a North American background, although there were a signiﬁcant number of Turkish homeroom teachers. The questionnaire used to gather data consisted of 36 closed ended questions designed to illicit a response and specify the level of agreement or disagreement on a symmetric agree or disagree scale. The questionnaire used was adapted from 'A measure to assess student-instructor relationships' (Creasey, Jarvis, & Knapcik, 2009). The questionnaire was administered in May 2011, September 2011 and January 2012. Examination ofthe overall data suggests that the pastoral care programme at TPS is an effective one, with most students feeling connected to their homeroom teachers. Levels of anxiety were generally low. Homeroom teachers at TPS felt connected to their students and were working closely with their students to reduce stress and anxiety, however, the trend in the data seems to suggest a decrease in connectedness and an increase in anxiety over the academic year. The ﬁndings ofthis research suggest that the pastoral care programme at TPS could undergo a number of changes, to live up to its ﬁill potential.
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The things they carry: characterizing the biggest problems in the lives of emerging adults
(Guilford Publications, 2016) North, R. J.; Lewis, D. M. G.; Capecelatro, M. R.; Sherrill, B. N.; Ravyts, S. G.; Fontan, G.
Drawing on the writings of 315 undergraduate participants who wrote for four consecutive days, 20 minutes each day, about the biggest problem in their lives (North, Pai, hixon, & holahan, 2011), the present study analyzes the text of the writings to characterize the biggest problems in the lives of emerging adults. Specifically, we used two analytic strategies-content coding by raters and linguistic analysis- to address four questions: (1) what were the biggest problems in participants' lives?; (2) were there gender differences in the types of problems that men and women reported?; (3) what was the relative level of emotional distress between individuals with different types of problems?; and (4) were there gender differences in the level of emotional distress associated with the biggest problem in individuals' lives? Findings confirm some existing ideas about major problems facing emerging adults and spotlight new ideas. Findings also challenge longstanding assumptions about gender differences.