An Evaluation of the Impact of the Student-Teacher Relationship on Student Achievement and Behavior

<p>Researchers have documented the importance and value of the teacher-student relationship for over 20 years. The purpose of my study was to determine if teachers who had a positive and highly effective relationship with their students, as documented with informal and formal observations, also had higher student achievement and a lower discipline referral rate when compared to their non-highly effective peers. The context of this inquiry was kindergarten through eighth grade teachers in one public school district. In my study, I demonstrated both quantitative and qualitative data which matched current research to support teachers who are highly effective with building relationships have superior student achievement, lower discipline referral rates, and use research-based strategies weekly in their classrooms. I made a policy recommendation to implement an optional professional development program that focuses on improving a teacher’s ability to build relationships with students and increases the administrator observations in teacher’s classrooms.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• James, Sarah

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Lorrie Butler
• Dr. Carla Sparks

• teacher-student relationship
• teacher observation
• highly effective
• student achievement
• discipline referral rate
• building relationships
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Educational Leadership
• Other Education
• Other Educational Administration and Supervision
• Other Teacher Education and Professional Development

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/627

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1672