Strengthening Student Engagement Through Positive Teacher-Student Relationships

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teacher-student relationships and student engagement. Specifically, this study was designed to answer the following questions (a) Is there a correlation between student engagement and teacher-student relationships? and (b) Is there a correlation between student engagement and a safe classroom environment (location of teacher-student relationship development)?</p> <p>The Kentucky Student Voice Survey (KSVS) survey utilizing a Likert-scale was given anonymously to the students of 804 classroom teachers in grades three through twelve in a school district in the state of Kentucky. Of the seven domains of the KSVS, the domains of Engage, Nurture, Trust, Support, and Understand were statistically measured.</p> <p>The study findings indicated that there is a significant correlation between student engagement and teacher-student relationships developed in safe classroom environments. A significant positive correlation was found because all of the predictor variables were a significant predictor of teacher-student relationships impacting student engagement in the classroom. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Snodgrass, Kimberly H

• Student Engagement
• Education
• Teachers
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Educational Methods

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Kimberly H. Snodgrass

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/761

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1759