Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

5-2016

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Dr. Karen Watt

Second Advisor

Dr. Stephanie Brickman

Third Advisor

Dr. Marie Simonsson

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore at-risk student's perceptions of teacher-student relationships and the context in which at-risk students perceived these relationships. The study was conducted in two phases: first a student self-survey was given and second two focus groups with students was conducted. The Children's Appraisal of Teachers as a Secure Base (CATSB) self-report was given to 145 fourth grade students of which 86 students were identified as at-risk and 59 students were not identified as at-risk. The results revealed two factors in which students perceived teachers as a secure base, "Accepting/Available" and "Rejecting". Although there was not a significant difference between at-risk and non-at-risk students in the area of teachers being perceived as "Accepting/Available", there was a significant difference between at-risk and non-at-risk students in the area of teachers being perceived as "Rejecting". After conducting the survey, two student focus groups were conducted with at-risk students who participated in the survey. The focus groups revealed that students perceive teacher-student relationships through teacher verbalizations and teacher actions. These verbalizations and actions are either "Accepting/Available" or "Rejecting" which corroborated with the CATSB survey. Students identified "Accepting/Available" interactions as a caring relationship while "Rejecting" interactions were identified as uncaring relationships. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

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Copyright 2016 Jayne S. Pocquette. All Rights Reserved.

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