ERIC Number: EJ1390590
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
EISSN: EISSN-1556-6935
A New Look at Teacher Interactional Quality: Profiles of Individual Teacher-Child Relationship and Classroom Teaching Quality among Head Start Students
Paschall, Katherine W.; Barnett, Melissa A.; Mastergeorge, Ann M.; Li, Xiaomin; Vasquez, Maria Belinda
Early Education and Development, v34 n5 p1172-1190 2023
Research Findings: Preschool teachers' relationships with children are a critical component of classroom quality. We draw from a sample of N = 2,114 children attending Head Start to examine child-centered profiles of experiences across two dimensions of classroom interaction quality that are often considered separately: individual teacher-child closeness and conflict, and classroom-level instructional and emotional support. Findings reveal considerable heterogeneity in Head Start children's experiences, as the profiles differed on individual conflict, and classroom emotional and instructional support. The largest profile was characterized by a positive emotional climate and low instructional support. Higher teacher distress was associated with the highest-quality and the highest conflict profiles. The results also revealed early evidence for gender and race and ethnicity-based disadvantages in Head Start classroom experiences. Practice or Policy: Measures of ECE quality must consider teacher-child relationships. Teacher well-being is tied to classroom and individual interactions; findings suggest teachers and child may benefit from strategies that support teachers' well-being.
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Profiles, Psychological Patterns, Classroom Environment, Well Being, Interaction, Predictor Variables, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Classroom Assessment Scoring System
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R03HD09840101