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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.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
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