ERIC Number: EJ1266805
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-2415-2013
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Understanding Student-Teacher Relationships and the Passive-Aggressive Behavior of Students: Reduction of Malevolence in Pakistani Classrooms
Iqbal, Zafar; Courtney, Matthew; Rashid, Nabeela
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, v5 n1 p233-255 2019
Effective student-teacher relationships lead to positive behavioral development of students. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the influence of student-teacher relationships on the passive-aggressive behavior of students. A phenomenological research design was used to observe the classroom phenomena of two private sector schools that willingly agreed to participate in the study. Notes taken from twelve scheduled classroom observations, seven follow up interviews of selective students, and five teachers were used as sources of data. Data were audio recorded, transcribed, and an iterative process was employed to code responses in NVivo 10 which merged into some themes and sub-themes. The findings uncover several important ways in which student-teacher relationships might influence the passive-aggressive behavior of students in the classroom. It was revealed that the passive-aggressive behavior of students was driven by the fact that students were mainly dependent on teachers, disliked teachers' authority, lacked self-confidence, and wanted to avoid responsibility without confronting the teacher. While more warm, friendly, and welcoming behavior from teachers can ameliorate students' passive aggressive behavior, strict teacher behavior has the opposite effect exacerbating passive-aggressive behavioral issues among students. Traditional teaching should evolve with interactive pedagogies to develop interest, positive behaviors, and active learners.
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Student Behavior, Aggression, Private Schools, Power Structure, Self Esteem, Teacher Behavior, Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems, Children, Adolescents, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 10, Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning. Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Islamabad, 44310, Pakistan. e-mail: editor.pjdol@aiou.edu.pk; Web site: https://pjdol.aiou.edu.pk/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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