Connected teaching : relationship, power, and mattering in higher education

Connected teaching : relationship, power, and mattering in higher education

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At a time when many aspects of the faculty role are in question, Harriet Schwartz, the author of Connected Teaching, argues that the role of teachers is as important as ever and is evolving profoundly. She believes the relationships faculty have with individual students and with classes and cohorts are the essential driver of teaching and learning.

This book explores teaching as a relational practice – a practice wherein connection and disconnection with students, power, identity, and emotion shape the teaching and learning endeavor. The author describes moments of energetic deep learning and what makes these powerful moments happen. She calls on readers to be open to and seek relationship, understand their own socio-cultural identity (and how this shapes internal experience and the ways in which they are met in the world), and vigilantly explore and recognize emotion in the teaching endeavor.

Connected Teaching is informed and inspired by Relational Cultural Theory (RCT). The premise of RCT is that the experience of engaging in growth-fostering interactions and relationships is essential to human development. RCT’s founding scholars believed the theory would be relevant in many different settings, but this is the first book to apply them to teaching and learning in higher education. In this book, the author shows that RCT has much to offer those devoted to student learning and development, providing a foundation from which to understand the transformative potential of teaching as a relational practice.

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Leadership, Management & Business

ISBN

978-1620366370

Publication Date

2019

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Keywords

Teacher-Student Relationships, Relational Cultural Theory, RCT

Disciplines

Community College Education Administration | Curriculum and Instruction | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Higher Education Administration | Higher Education and Teaching | Leadership Studies

Connected teaching : relationship, power, and mattering in higher education

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