Recent trends in research on teacher-child relationships

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-231

  Sabol, Terri J ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk children; development; parent child relationships; teacher child relationships; training teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OBJECT RELATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STUDENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860828135     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2012.672262     Document Type: Article

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