Interview Analysis
Codes:
TSR = Teacher/Student Relationships
> = Leads To
TM = Teacher Memories
JM = Job Motivation
W = Wellbeing
SM = Student Memories
SA = Student Achievements
SME = Student Motivation/Engagement
Codes Quotes
TSR > TM “told me that I was the best teacher he ever
had”
“made a difference in someone’s life”
“student struggling eventually get it”
“he started to realise I wasn’t an alien”
“the interactions”
“students actively looking for answers”
“I believe good teacher/student relationships
are the most important aspect to the classroom
environment”
TSR > JM “it’s one of the things that makes it
worthwhile”
“you’re actually achieving something”
“you’re actually getting somewhere”
“more inclined to teach a class where all the
students interact well with you in contrast to a
class where all the students don’t interact at
all”
“you need to be more create, more engaging to
maintain the positive relationships”
TSR > W “it’s extremely hard dealing with them and
getting them to listen to you”
“Frustrated. It’s a very frustrating situation”
“you’re dealing with the issues of dealing with
them”
“you feel like you’re hitting a brick wall”
“some of them don’t feel loved”
“it’s important to build a relationship because
its someone that these kids can trust”
“it’s harder to teach kids you don’t have a
rapport with”
“I think positive interactions with students can
really improve your wellbeing”
“feel confident…doing something right…relating
well…getting something from your teaching”
“negative interactions can knock your
confidence”
“you feel a sense of ‘ugh’”
“negative wellbeing response”
“bad morning leads me to being more short-
tempered”
“found myself being grumpy and irritable”
“if you’re having a good day, you’re relaxed”
“affected my level of responsiveness to
different things”
“If you having something negative going on and
a poor relationship with a teacher, it’s not
going to help the situation”
“feels like they care about what you’re doing”
“frustrating because you’re in a confined
space”
“when I do get upset, I’m very quiet, I stick to
myself”
“negative interactions can affect the next
lesson if I let it”
“I like going to classes where it’s not a negative
vibe”
“I like when it’s positive, puts you in a positive
mood”
“you want to learn what’s going on rather than
being in a negative mindset”
“I feel a lot better when I have a good class and
a good relationship with the teacher”
“I felt like it was a waste of time if the teacher
didn’t put effort in”
“if my teacher was awful, I’d remember it the
next lesson and not talk at all…I wouldn’t help
out all in terms of class contributions”
“negative interactions affected the relationship
I had with my teacher for the next lesson”
“if it’s a good attitude, the positives keep
going”
“if you teach a class where the students are not
cooperating it’s going to create a lot of stress
and discomfort”
“unconsciously, if you’re in a bad mental state
then it all makes you as a teacher more
stressed out and of course you may get angry at
students over smaller things and you may
‘unleash’ in a way and affect the relationships”
“impacts on your mental wellbeing and your
emotions”
TSR > SM “they finally understand”
“best experiences enjoyed having a really good
teacher”
“affected me in a great way”
“he realised I was trying to get him to do
something”
“she would give you ownership”
“she brought it to life”
“having one-on-one time with my teacher”
“interactive learning”
“just the way she taught I really liked”
“she put extra effort in”
“teacher cared and put effort in”
TSR > SA “I was speaking positive things into his life and
he was actually achieving stuff”
“a teacher that is passionate and gets you
involved can turn everything around”
“positive relationships are protective”
“not always academic outcomes that are
improved, but personal one’s as well”
“they’re there to help you get better”
“I did improve in a lot of my marks because of
my teacher…my teacher believed in me”
“I started to care more because my teacher
cared and my marks started to improve”
“I believe positive teacher/student
relationships will tend to lead students to
understand information better”
“students do better because they have the
support of the teachers and they know if a
problem arises, they can talk to the teach and
work it out”
TSR > SME “the passion and love…she passed that on to
her students”
“I can see the difference in the student’s
motivation”
“previously disengaged and they suddenly start
to take an interest”
“It’s not about how well they do; it’s about how
bothered they are to try”
“make us more interested”
“If you have a good relationship with a
teacher…will actually help you to engage”
“other people can make you distracted”
“things can be content-heavy but still fun if you
have the right teacher”
“there’s teachers that make you feel stupid and
then it makes you not want to do the subject”
“made me more motivated to do stuff because
the teacher was motivated”
“it makes the subject more fun, appealing and
interesting when there are positive
relationships”
“a lot of the time not liking a subject has
nothing to do with the subject itself but the
teacher who teaches it”
“I was more motivated to do good in my
subjects when I had a good relationship with
my teacher”
“they’re going to get bored if you’re not
engaging and this can have an impact on the
relationships you’ve built”
Categories:
- Importance of teacher/student relationships from a teacher perspective:
o Internal rewards
o Job motivation
o Wellbeing
- Importance of teacher/student relationship from a student perspective:
o Internal rewards
o Achievements
o Motivation/Engagement
o Wellbeing
Themes:
- Teacher/student relationships are an important factor in personal wellbeing
- Positive teacher/student relationships are linked to improved student outcomes
- Teacher/student relationships affect the motivation/engagement in the classroom
environment.