Disaffiliated Boys: Perspectives on Friendship and School Success

Autor/inn/en	Sullivan, Mary Jackman; Bishop, Penny A.
Titel	Disaffiliated Boys: Perspectives on Friendship and School Success
Quelle	In: Middle School Journal (J3), 37 (2005) 2, S.22-30 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-0771
Schlagwörter	Males; Whites; Middle School Students; Adolescents; Student Attitudes; Friendship; Antisocial Behavior; Individual Needs; Academic Achievement; Experiential Learning; Teacher Characteristics; Personal Autonomy; Educational Strategies; Rural Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; White; Weißer; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Freundschaft; Schulleistung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Individuelle Autonomie; Lehrstrategie; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to present the perceptions of disaffiliated white middle school boys in a rural setting. In this article, the authors discuss the results and implications of a qualitative research study, examining how these boys perceive school as responding, or not responding, to their needs. Five critical needs of students are discussed: (1) a need for friendship; (2) a need for "good grades;" (3) a need for creation; (4) a need for caring teachers; and (5) a need for choice. The authors also discuss supportive strategies for middle grades teachers to improve teaching and learning in their classrooms, and these are: (1) Understand the developmental needs of students; (2) Build bridges between students; (3) Analyze classroom movement and talk; (4) Enhance student ownership in lesson and unit design; (5) Help students find relevance; and (6) Recognize all students for academic accomplishments. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10