[[alternative]]The qualitative study of resistant forms of junior high school students

[[abstract]]The purposes of this study are to understand, from junior high school students’ perspective, the resistant forms of the students and the teacher-student interaction which causes these resistant forms. Participating observation and depth interview have been adopted in this study. This study finds out that the resistant forms of junior high school pupils are not necessarily expressed in deviant behaviors, instead, in many other forms to reveal their resistance. Moreover, the main factor doesn’t show the sense of ‘ resistance to class’, but shows that the differences between adults and teenagers and the institutionalized relation between teachers and pupils. Besides, the peer group effect and family also are the factors in pupils’ resistance. According to the study findings, the conclusions are drawn as followings: 1.There are six resistant forms expressed by junior high school students, including that ‘the form of gangsters’ behaving delinquently, ‘the form of critique ’ criticizing the teachers’ controlling, ‘the form of accommodation’ refusing adults’ values, ‘the form of clowns’ messing up for fun, ‘the form of facing off’ transiting the meaning of the different behaviors, and ‘the form of ritualism’ for self-protection. 2.Both teachers and pupils have their own interpretations to decide their reactions to each other. Pupils do not necessarily accept teachers’ rules, and they develop their strategies to find out teachers’ limiting lines. There could be three types of relations between teacher-student interaction, i.e. going well, conflicts and indifference to each other. 3.The resistant forms of students show diverse meanings. First of all, the-form-of- gangsters’ resistant behaviors are the continuance of elementary school life. Secondly, the-form-of-critique students criticizing the norms and rules, and they are innovative but without real actions. Thirdly, the-form-of-accommodation students show the conflicts between adults and teenagers. Fourthly, the-form-of- clown students seek for fun in class against boredom. Fifthly, the-form-of-facing-off students’ behaviors express the transiting meaning. Last, the-form-of-ritualism students conform the rules in order not to be punished. 4.Pupils’ resistance is affected by two dimensions, which are teachers’ authority and pupils’ perception. Furthermore, pupils’ reaction could be divided into four categories. When teachers take the authoritative approach to control and pupils consider it unreasonable, resistance would occur. 5.The resistant forms caused by various factors to cause resistant forms. These factors are conflicts of perspective of valuation between adult and teenage, reactions to teacher-student institutionalized relations, the enforcement of peer groups, and the negative effects of the family.