According to Newton and colleagues (2017) a caring climate can be defined as “the extent to which individuals perceive a particular setting to be interpersonally inviting, safe, supportive, and able to provide the experience of being valued and respected.” (Newton, et al, 2017). Considering classroom environment, imagine the connection and understanding we can create with our students when we start considering this as part of our daily and natural activities that may promote learning.
Denise Pope, considered an expert in fostering student´s engagement and health, shares her thoughts and advices. Traditionally a caring community of learners has been considered a key element in nursery level, the thing is that learning is a long life activity, in which a relation between human beings. Creating a caring climate in college levels has proved that when students have a strong sense of belonging they develop more learning skills, with a significant balance in their emotional and physical health.
Support resources
Below we share with you a series of readings, videos and web pages that may be of interest to you. We invite you to consult them:
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Pope, D., & Miles, S. (2022). A caring climate that promotes belonging and engagement. Phi Delta Kappan, 103(5), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217221079972
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Congreso la educación desde las éticas del cuidado y la compasión (1er. : sept. 2004 : Bogotá). (2005). La educación desde las éticas del cuidado y la compasión. (QRO Pub Per Prepa LC313.C7 E38 2005; 1a ed.). Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Catálogo Biblioteca Tec. http://0-search.ebscohost.com.biblioteca-ils.tec.mx/login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dcat03431a%26AN%3dbdis.b1163954%26lang%3des%26site%3deds-live%26scope%3dsite
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Goodman-Scott, E. (2018). Enhancing Student Learning by “Building a Caring Climate”: School Counselors’ Experiences With Classroom Management. Professional School Counseling, 22(1), 1–12. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26784467
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Newton, M., Fry, M. D., Watson, D. L., Gano-Overway, L., Kim, M., Magyar, M., et al. (2007). Psychometric properties of the caring climate scale in a physical activity setting. Revista de Psicología del Deporte, 16, 67–84
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PISA (2015) What contributes to students’ well-being at school? OECD. Results: Students’ Well-Being (Volume III)
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- Stanford. School of Education (2023) Transform the Student Experience Well-Being, Engagement, and Belonging for All Students. Challenge Success. Retrieved on April 27th. from https://challengesuccess.org/
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Videos
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Bertemes, J ( May 24, 2021) 5 essential elements for a caring learning culture in schools. TEDxLuxembourgCityED. TedTalks Retrieved from https://youtu.be/CDgyc3kqAIc
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Conway, J (Apr, 12, 2012) Classroom Environment: It's not about YOU, It's about THEM. TedxTalks. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/bNcQjnpmFns
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Podcast
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- The pedagogy cast (Feb 28, 2023) A cool trick for classroom engagement. Retrieved from https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VCFaYx8k4E7FJUOe2Hsu5?si=72ca8b4a9ad94f06
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Professor
Denise Pope
Dr. Pope specializes in curriculum studies, service learning, student engagement, school reform, and qualitative research methods. She is particularly interested in student voices and the students' perspectives of school. She focuses on academic stress and its consequences for students' mental and physical health, engagement with learning, and integrity. She co-founded Challenge Success to partner with schools and families to implement research-based strategies for student well-being and engagement. She is the author of "Doing School": How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students (Yale University Press, 2001), which was awarded Notable Book in Education by the American School Board Journal, 2001. She is co-author of Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids (Wiley, 2015). Dr. Pope co-hosts the podcast "School's In" on Sirius XM radio.