Title
"He's Really Setting an Example": Student Contributions to the Learning Environment
Abstract
Student-student relationships are a critical component of the learning environment, potentially affecting it in both positive and negative ways. This study explores how students mutually construct their learning environment. Participants said students co-create a productive classroom experience by (a) modeling good student behaviors, (b) providing various forms of academic support, and (c) avoiding enacting bad student behaviors. Identifying how student-student relationships enhance the learning environment problematizes our understanding of the learning climate and educational connectedness by highlighting the impact of time and space on the entire learning experience and provides guidance for faculty, students, and administrators wishing to facilitate a positive learning climate.
Department(s)
Communication
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2012.731464
Keywords
classroom climate, College, social construction, student-student relationships
Publication Date
2013
Recommended Citation
Galanes, Gloria J., and Heather J. Carmack. "“He's really setting an example”: Student contributions to the learning environment." Communication Studies 64, no. 1 (2013): 49-65.
Journal Title
Communication Studies
