Teacher Relationship Building: An Educator's Guide (7th Edition)

Author: (USA) Gaidada
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is primarily aimed at primary and secondary school teachers, highlighting the importance of teacher interpersonal relationships. The entire book teaches teachers how to use eight communication skills—empathy, respect, enthusiasm, specificity, sincerity, self-disclosure, confrontation, and directness—to effectively handle relationships with students, student parents, colleagues, and the public. Additionally, the book draws on the interpersonal relationship development model proposed by Professor Robert Carkhuff and provides a scale to assess the effectiveness of interpersonal communication. This book is a classic textbook for interpersonal communication training for primary and secondary school teachers. It details for teachers how to use the eight communication skills—empathy, respect, enthusiasm, specificity, sincerity, self-disclosure, confrontation, and directness—to manage relationships with students, student parents, colleagues, and the public. The book provides a wealth of systematic supplementary exercises, which are highly beneficial for readers' learning and reflection. For any reader who hopes to improve their interpersonal communication skills, this book is an invaluable guide.