ERIC Number: ED416093
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997-Oct
Pages: 13
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Rat Bags and Dragon Ladies.
Robinson, Scott
This qualitative study focuses on the classroom interactions of a high school science teacher and a resistant learner in a Grade 10 science class in Australia. Data are presented in the context of a creative nonfiction story based on experiences in a rural Australian high school. In the story, a science teacher lives up to the expectations of students, parents, and administrators by requiring a disruptive student to follow classroom rules. The teacher seeks advice from parents, teachers, and administrators for handling the resistant learner. By reflecting on action and having a network of support, the teacher adjusts her management style to help the student internalize socially acceptable classroom behavior. Implications of this research include: (1) issues relating to classroom behavior may take precedence over science curriculum and instructional strategies; (2) some students may fail to find relevance in the science curriculum; and (3) sharing classroom stories of resistant learners may facilitate teacher growth. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Discipline Problems, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Instructional Development, Interpersonal Communication, Negative Attitudes, Reflective Teaching, Resistance (Psychology), Science Education, Secondary School Teachers, Social Networks, Story Telling, Student Behavior, Teacher Education, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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