The Eye of the Beholder: Middle Schoolers Talk about Caring.

Alder, Nora I.; Moulton, Margaret R.

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ERIC Number: EJ561669

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Eye of the Beholder: Middle Schoolers Talk about Caring.

Alder, Nora I.; Moulton, Margaret R.

Schools in the Middle, v7 n3 p6-7,52-53 Jan-Feb 1998

Studied the meaning of caring as constructed by 25 eighth graders, based on interactions with their teachers in a southwestern suburban middle school. Found that students had six major interpretations of caring, centered on control, equality, forgiveness, talking and listening, knowing students, and good teaching. (KB)

Descriptors: Grade 8, Interaction, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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