What is it about?
This paper gives practical tips for professors and teachers to connect better and interact more with students. Based on real-life research findings, this reflective essay presents nine concrete lessons that can guide educators who want to establish, develop, and maintain more meaningful relationships with their students. It is meant to give new ideas and avenues toward more frequent and meaningful interactions between professors and students in a higher education setting.
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Why is it important?
Developing and maintaining good student-faculty relationships can make a world of difference for students, professors, and institutions. It is a win-win for all involved when educators and students connect and communicate more frequently and more meaningfully.
Perspectives
This paper is highly personal as it presents the lessons I learned about my own teaching while researching student-faculty interactions for international students in Korean universities. I believe it can help many educators out there.
Dr. Natalie Thibault
Wonkwang University
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This page is a summary of: Students care that you care: Nine lessons learned on student-faculty interactions in higher education, Journal Of Research Policy & Practice of Teachers & Teacher Education, June 2025, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris,
DOI: 10.37134/jrpptte.vol15.1.5.2025.
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