Students have their say : what can New Zealand secondary school students tell us about their emotional experiences in the classroom? : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Educational Psychology, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorMalins, Rachel Phillipa Ann
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T23:38:53Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T23:38:53Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractHargreaves (1998) argued that emotions are central to teaching. While some attention has been given to emotions in the primary school sector, little research has been undertaken to understand the role of emotion in the secondary school context. To address this gap, focus groups with secondary students were conducted to ascertain how different students experienced teachers’ social-emotional interactions and the relationship these interactions had to their learning experiences. Obtained data were analysed qualitatively and themes fell under two categories, teachers’ emotional behaviours that alter the emotional classroom climate, and the outcomes of these behaviours. A dynamic was found to operate between the two as students identified mirroring their teachers’ emotions which affected their academic attitudes and outcomes. Highlighted in the research is that students’ emotional needs are central to teaching practices and that teachers can utilise emotion in their teaching to enhance academic responsiveness. Emotionally driven anecdotes aim to develop teachers’ use of emotion in teaching through illustrating the power of their role as more than educators of academic content.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/6851
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectEmotions in teachingen_US
dc.subjectTeacher behaviouren_US
dc.subjectTeachers' emotionsen_US
dc.subjectSecondary school students, New Zealanden_US
dc.subjectStudent attitudesen_US
dc.titleStudents have their say : what can New Zealand secondary school students tell us about their emotional experiences in the classroom? : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Educational Psychology, Massey University, Albany, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorMalins, Rachel Phillipa Annen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Educational Psychology (M.Ed.Psych.)en_US
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