Teacher-student relationship quality type in elementary grades: Effects on trajectories for achievement and engagement

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 357-387

  Wu, Jiun Yu ^a   Hughes, Jan N ^a   Kwok, Oi Man ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Cluster analysis; Elementary students; Engagement; Growth trajectories; Teacher student relationship quality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING; TEXAS;

EID: 77955924309     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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