Skolan - en plattform för relationsbyggande : Betydelsen av relationen mellan lärare och elever utanför klassrummet ur ett hälsofrämjande perspektiv

Sammanfattning: Background: Previous research has recently focused on the relationship between teachers and students in the classroom and what significance it has for students' well-being and schooling. Research shows that the relationship is important for students, not least to facilitate schooling and achieve the knowledge goals. Overall, it is important for students' well-being and success. However, many studies focus on what happens in the classroom, this study instead highlights the importance of the relationship between teacher and student in a broader perspective.Aim: The purpose was to study how teachers and students view their relationship outside the classroom and what significance it has from a health-promoting perspective. Method: A qualitative study was conducted in the spring of 2020, with a structured sample consisting of three 15-year-old students and three teachers, who were interviewed from a semistructured interview guide. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Result: The study resulted in two categories of social support and communication as well as the physical environment that is important for creating a good relationship between teachers and students outside the classroom to increase a health-promoting school climate. The analysis revealed two categories and eight subcategories that are important for students and teachers from a health-promoting perspective. Conclusion: A good relationship between students and teachers is important for both parties, by giving and receiving social support, where social interaction is a central factor and having a personal commitment to create and maintain the relationship. The physical environment in the corridors is also important in order to be able to promote health, for example teachers are more often in the corridor to build and maintain relationships.