Identifying the attitudes and traits of teachers with an at-risk student population in a multi-cultural urban high school
Calabrese, Raymond L., 1942- Goodvin, Sherry Niles, Rae
Calabrese, Raymond L., 1942-
Goodvin, Sherry
Niles, Rae
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2005-08-01
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African Americans,Attitudes,Hispanics,Racial discrimination,Students,Teachers
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Raymond L. Calabrese, Sherry Goodvin, Rae Niles; Identifying the attitudes and traits of teachers with an at‐risk student population in a multi‐cultural urban high school. International Journal of Educational Management 1 August 2005; 19 (5): 437–449. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540510607761
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Purpose - To identify the attitudes and traits of teachers with an at-risk student population in a multi-cultural urban high school. Design/methodology/approach - A research team consisting of doctoral students and their faculty advisor used an appreciative inquiry model to identify attitudes and traits of teachers who supported effective teaching in an urban high school with a high at-risk student population. Findings - The research team's findings indicate that those perceived as effective teachers were culturally responsive, sought small successes, encouraged students, flexible, and caring. They also formed meaningful relationships with students, had caring attitudes, and viewed themselves as difference-makers. The research team also found a number of non-supportive teacher attitudes and traits: blaming, racial attitudes, frustration leading to inflexibility, co-dependency leading to encouraging the neediness of students, and lack of respect for the contributions made by the surrounding community and parents. Originality/value - Teachers, administrators, and counselors agreed that forming relationships and caring for students were at the core of the attitudes and traits of effective teaching. Moreover, teachers with effective attitudes and traits were seen as having the ability to integrate into the school and surrounding community's culture to encourage students to succeed in school. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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This is an open access article under the CC by license
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
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International Journal of Educational Management
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0951354X