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Perceptions of School Culture and Their Influence on the Teacher-Student Relationship

Ervin, Angela M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami155560645890179

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2019, Doctor of Education, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CULTURE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP by Angela M. Ervin Teachers face many challenges in their work. These challenges include a growing number of expectations such as increased teaching standards, state-mandated testing, and other policies that are continually changing. In addition to these challenges, teachers also face challenges in the changes to student demographics including socio-economic, family dynamics, and mental health issues. All of these dynamics may create varying perceptions that teachers have of their school’s culture. Despite these challenges and perceptions, teachers need to create classroom environments where students are succeeding in their educational outcomes. The purpose of this exploratory mixed-methods case study is to examine how teacher’s perceptions of school culture, defined by the values, beliefs, traditions, and artifacts understood by the school community (Stolp, 1995), may influence the culture that they create in their classroom. The research question explored is as follows: How do teachers’ perceptions of school culture influence their relationships with students? This question was addressed through research conducted at a Midwestern elementary school that services students in second through fifth grades. A survey, classroom observations, and teacher interviews were utilized. Based on the research conducted, it was found that the school was perceived as having an overall positive culture by the staff. Despite this finding, there were differences in classroom environments and relationships that teachers had with their students. These differences appear to be based on the differing perceptions that individual teachers had about the culture of their school.
Joel Malin, Dr (Committee Chair)
Lucian Szlizewski, Dr. (Advisor)
Amity Noltemeyer, Dr (Other)
50 p.
Educational Leadership; School Administration
School Culture, Teacher-Student Relationship, Classroom Culture, Teacher Perceptions

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  • Ervin, A. M. (2019). Perceptions of School Culture and Their Influence on the Teacher-Student Relationship [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami155560645890179

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ervin, Angela. Perceptions of School Culture and Their Influence on the Teacher-Student Relationship. 2019. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami155560645890179.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ervin, Angela. "Perceptions of School Culture and Their Influence on the Teacher-Student Relationship." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami155560645890179

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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