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School Leaders’ Conceptualizations Of Teacher Care For African American Middle School Students, Violet Keene Whiteman
School Leaders’ Conceptualizations Of Teacher Care For African American Middle School Students, Violet Keene Whiteman
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The purpose of this case study was to describe middle school leaders’ conceptualizations of caring teacher behaviors for African American middle school students. The qualitative case study focused on school leaders’ conceptualizations/identification of critical incidents (Flanagan, 1954) of care for African American middle school students. Noddings’ (1988) plan of action for implementing an ethic of care, including modeling, dialogue, practice, and confirmation, was used to inform the study. Data were collected through interviews, discussions of identified incidents of care, and observation documentation from the middle school leaders participating in the study.
Themes identified from the study included: build relationships, identify …