Nexus aliquis: in pursuit of efficacy, resilience, and full potential.
This work examines the integral nexus of teacher and student, suggesting that efforts, resources, and human resource functions can and should intentionally focus on the relationship as paramount. Other aspects of learning potential are de minimus if teacher-student interaction is not efficient and affective. School leadership, learning paradigms, and hiring should focus on student-centered approaches that require collective efficacy, teachers becoming significant others in their student's lives, and development of resiliency in student intellectual attitudes. Reframing of the human resource function to recruit and retain life-enhancing educators who initiate rigorous and relevant learning, facilitate mastery, and incite intellectual curiosity for its own sake within students is called for. A suggested administrative interview and training examples are provided.
Fallon
Paul D
PD
State University of New York at Albany, USA. TNorthVentures@hotmail.com
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence; D012574:Schools; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012931:Social Environment; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*