Teachers' Conceptions of Student Engagement in Learning: The Case of Three Urban Schools

Autor/inn/en	Barkaoui, Khaled; Barrett, Sarah Elizabeth; Samaroo, Julia; Dahya, Negin; Alidina, Shahnaaz; James, Carl
Titel	Teachers' Conceptions of Student Engagement in Learning: The Case of Three Urban Schools
Quelle	In: Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 61 (2015) 1, S.80-99 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1923-1857
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Teacher Attitudes; Learner Engagement; Case Studies; Low Income Students; Focus Groups; Definitions; Educational Strategies; Teacher Student Relationship; Educational Practices; Educational Policy; Socioeconomic Status + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Lehrerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Begriffsbestimmung; Lehrstrategie; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Bildungspraxis; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	Although student engagement plays a central role in the education process, defining it is challenging. This study examines teachers' conceptions of the social and cultural dimensions of student engagement in learning at three low-achieving schools located in a low socioeconomic status (SES) urban area. Sixteen teachers and administrators from the three schools participated in two focus group discussions about their definitions of student engagement, indicators of and factors affecting student engagement, and how to facilitate it. The findings indicate that teachers' conceptions of student engagement have profound ramifications for the ways that they approach their work. Additionally, the teachers recognize that student engagement is a symptom displayed by individuals, but the roots of engagement lay elsewhere. The teachers also described a wide range of strategies to enhance their students' engagement that focused primarily on the student, the teacher and the classroom through improving student-teacher relationships, incorporating out-of-school issues in the curriculum and the classroom, and having teachers show engagement with educational material. We conclude by outlining several implications for practice and policy and by calling for more research on the origins, development and consequences of teachers' conceptions of student engagement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01