Adolescent perceptions of the importance of teachers as a therapeutic support in coping with their problems

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Creating Learning Spaces

“…Seen as helpful and effective, and hence as the backdrop for the second research question, is a caring teacher-student relationship (e.g., Cefai 2013;Cooper 2011;Garza 2009;Kniveton 2004), responding with sensitivity to the developmental needs of the students (e.g., Boorn et al, 2010;Boxall 2010;Colley 2009;Doyle 2003), tuning into the students' life experiences and learning preferences (e.g., O'Connor et al, 2011), and a teaching approach that also makes use of humor (e.g., Rogers 2013) in case of doubt. The teaching of social skills and emotional literacy (e.g., Kavale et al, 2004;Rae 2012) and teaching self-regulation (e.g., Mowat 2010) are additional action approaches holding the promise for success.…”