Building Positive Teacher Relationships with Students

Dounis, Victoria

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-914-0_8

Building Positive Teacher Relationships with Students

Victoria Dounis

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Developing positive student-teacher relationships is the cornerstone of my teaching. Reflecting on the deeply held principles that shape my teaching always brings me back to those relationships. They provide me with rich insights into the professional knowledge I have, and continue to develop, as a teacher.

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Monash University, Australia
Kathy Smith
Monash University, Australia
John Loughran

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Dounis, V. (2017). Building Positive Teacher Relationships with Students. In: Smith, K., Loughran, J. (eds) Quality Learning. Professional Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-914-0_8

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