Cultivating Relationships in Secondary Schools: Structures That Matter
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| Title: | Cultivating Relationships in Secondary Schools: Structures That Matter |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Laura E. Hernández, Linda Darling-Hammond, Natalie Nielson, Contributor, Learning Policy Institute |
| Source: | Learning Policy Institute. 2024. |
| Availability: | Learning Policy Institute. 1530 Page Mill Road Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Tel: 650-332-9797; e-mail: info@learningpolicyinstitute.org; Web site: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | California Endowment Stuart Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Secondary Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Positive Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Well Being, Teacher Behavior, School Culture, Family School Relationship, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, Sense of Belonging, Safety, Student Empowerment, Secondary School Students, Personal Autonomy, Classroom Environment, Cultural Maintenance, Cooperative Learning, Small Group Instruction |
| Geographic Terms: | California, California (Oakland) |
| Abstract: | The science of learning and development demonstrates the value of positive relationships for student success and well-being. This brief describes structures that secondary schools can integrate to cultivate conditions that enable healthy attachments to grow. Specifically, it highlights structures that can foster personal teacher--student relationships, including those that create small learning communities, promote safety and belonging, support culturally sustaining and relevant education, and foster student voice and agency. In addition, it describes structures that enable relationship-building between and among staff and families so that relationships can become more fully embedded into a school's culture and fabric. School structures can create opportunities for relationships to develop, but those structures are only as powerful as the interactions within them. Thus, this brief is a companion piece to the brief "Cultivating Relationships in Secondary Classrooms: Practices That Matter," which describes practices secondary-school staff can adopt to cultivate deep and affirming connections among individuals in their schools. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671089 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The science of learning and development demonstrates the value of positive relationships for student success and well-being. This brief describes structures that secondary schools can integrate to cultivate conditions that enable healthy attachments to grow. Specifically, it highlights structures that can foster personal teacher--student relationships, including those that create small learning communities, promote safety and belonging, support culturally sustaining and relevant education, and foster student voice and agency. In addition, it describes structures that enable relationship-building between and among staff and families so that relationships can become more fully embedded into a school's culture and fabric. School structures can create opportunities for relationships to develop, but those structures are only as powerful as the interactions within them. Thus, this brief is a companion piece to the brief "Cultivating Relationships in Secondary Classrooms: Practices That Matter," which describes practices secondary-school staff can adopt to cultivate deep and affirming connections among individuals in their schools. |
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