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. 2023 Aug 24;10(9):538.
doi: 10.3390/vetsci10090538.

Nurturing a Respectful Connection: Exploring the Relationship between University Educators and Students in a Spanish Veterinary Faculty

Ana S Ramírez  1   2 , José Raduan Jaber  1   2 , Rubén S Rosales  1 , Magnolia Conde-Felipe  1   2 , Francisco Rodríguez  1 , Juan Alberto Corbera  1 , Alejandro Suárez-Pérez  1 , Mario Encinoso  3 , Ana Muniesa  4
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Nurturing a Respectful Connection: Exploring the Relationship between University Educators and Students in a Spanish Veterinary Faculty

Ana S Ramírez et al. Vet Sci. .

Abstract

The respect of the teacher for the student is essential for effective teaching from the perspective of the students, even in comparison to the knowledge and communication capacity of the teacher. Consequently, the optimal development of this characteristic fosters a more effective and efficient student-teacher relationship. We initiated this research following a conversation with a group of university students, who expressed their discontent regarding the lack of respect shown towards them by some teachers. Therefore, we conducted a descriptive study using online surveys, focusing on the central axis in the teacher-student relationship. The results highlighted the need for faculty members to analyze and question their attitudes towards their students. This paper presents initial results of the data collected at the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Keywords: respect; teacher–student relationship; veterinary students.

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Distribution and gender of the students related to the year of study.
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Dichotomized answers to the questions about positive attitudes of the teachers. Statistically significant differences in proportions are marked with an asterisk.
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Dichotomized answers to the questions about negative attitudes of the teachers. Statistically significant differences in proportions are marked with an asterisk.
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