INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHER AND PUPIL AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE PERCEIVED CLOSENESS OF PUPILS

Abstract

The paper deals with the relationship between teacher and pupil in a school environment. The first part is focused on the theoretical framework which defines the specifics of the asymmetric interaction between the two main subjects of the education process. Research of the teacher s immediacy and perceived closeness is evaluated in this context. These are important aspects that seem to be directly reflected in student’s learning and the classroom climate. The second part presents the results of a qualitative study which aimed to analyze the interactions in the relationship between teacher and pupil, their impact and influence on the perceived closeness of pupils. Narrative interviews with humanities students and their analysis identified several aspects in the relationship between teacher and pupil. It seems that relations with teachers are reflected in students’ lives and their attitudes towards themselves, authority and