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Teacher Support: A Study About Teacher Emotional Support And Engagement Among Middle School Boys, Melissa Johnson
Teacher Support: A Study About Teacher Emotional Support And Engagement Among Middle School Boys, Melissa Johnson
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Engagement in school has been recognized as important for achievement in multiple ways, and yet adolescent boys have been observed to be less engaged in school than their female peers. Boys are less motivated than girls, spend less time on homework, and have lower expectations of themselves (Barber, 1996). Boys experience the following school and personal events at rates higher than girls: discipline referrals, suspensions, failing and near-failing grades, and also suicide. This study examined the differential responses between boys and girls in terms of perceived teacher support and student engagement.
The study began with an initial survey distributed to …