Dynamics of Teacher-Student Relationships: Stability and Change Across Elementary School and the Influence on Children's Academic Success

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1180-1195

  Spilt, Jantine L ^a   Hughes, Jan N ^b   Wu, Jiun Yu ^c   Kwok, Oi Man ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFLICT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863863756     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01761.x     Document Type: Article

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