ERIC Number: EJ1477317
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Available Date: 2025-04-27
Examining the Links between Child-Teacher Relationships, Classroom Quality, and Child Outcomes across Racial Groups
Iheoma U. Iruka1; Breanna Dede2; Susan M. Sheridan3; Natalie Koziol3; Lisa Knoche3; Amanda Witte3
Psychology in the Schools, v62 n8 p2667-2684 2025
This study examined the unique and interactive effects of teacher-child relationships and classroom quality on PreK to Grade 1 children's reading and math achievement, social skills, and problem behaviors, as well as whether these relationships differed by children's race and ethnicity. Based on data from 192 children (18.23% Black, 8.33% Latine English-speaking, 21.88% Latine Spanish-speaking, 51.56% White) from PreK to Grade 1 and their teachers, analyses were conducted to examine whether (1) the quality of teacher-child relationships and classroom quality experienced by children differed by race and ethnicity, (2) race/ethnicity moderated the association of teacher-child relationships and classroom quality on children's achievement and social skills, and (3) race/ethnicity moderated the association between the interactive effects of classroom quality and teacher-child relationship on children's achievement and social skills. Findings from multi-level mixed models indicated teacher-child relationships were significantly associated with growth in child achievement and social skills and classroom quality was associated with problem behaviors. While race/ethnicity did not moderate the association between teacher-child relationship and classroom quality, there was evidence of racialized differences in the buffering role of classroom quality on children's achievement and behavior in the face of conflictual teacher-child relationships. The implications of the findings for promoting equitable learning opportunities for racially minoritized children are discussed.
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Environment, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Problems, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children
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Related Records: ED672933
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Teacher Relationship Scale; Classroom Assessment Scoring System; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305N160016
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; 2Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; 3University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA