Abstract

An outstanding educator can be defined as one who "helps their students learn in ways that make a sustained, substantial, and positive influence on how those students think, act, and feel" (Bain, 2004, p. 5). The goal of teaching is to use all aspects of the teaching-learning exchange in a way to maximize the opportunity for learning. The role an educator plays in this teaching-learning exchange is critical in developing an exchange that is conducive to learning. The educator sets the stage for creating a learning environment that encourages learning. Developing and implementing a positive psychosocial environment should be one of the main responsibilities of educators. Knowles (1980, p. 47) states "the behavior of the teacher probably influences the character of the learning climate more than any other single factor." As educators influence the climate, learning is enhanced or hindered. To accomplish this, educators need to understand what an effective educator is, what their own teaching perspectives are and how that in turn influences the classroom and finally they need to understand andragogy and adult learning.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3271299; ProQuest document ID: 304759392. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Melodie Ann Rowbotham, PhD, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Eta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Classroom Climate, Psychosocial Climate, Nursing Students, Nursing Educators, Teaching-Learning Exchange

Advisor

Victor Battistich

Second Advisor

Mary Cooper

Third Advisor

John A. Henschke

Fourth Advisor

Susan Dawson

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Degree Year

2007

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-04-25

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