Preschoolers' academic readiness: What role does the teacher-child relationship play?

被引:120
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作者
Palermo, Francisco [1 ]
Hanish, Laura D. [1 ]
Martin, Carol Lynn [1 ]
Fabes, Richard A. [1 ]
Reiser, Mark [1 ]
机构
[1] Arizona State Univ, Program Family & Human Dev, Sch Social & Family Dynam, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
teacher-child relationship; preschool; academic readiness;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.04.002
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
We examined the role of the teacher-child relationship quality (close, dependent, and conflictive) on preschoolers' (N=95) academic readiness for kindergarten, and we tested children's prosocial and aggressive behavior and peer group exclusion as mediators of this relation. A unique feature of this study is the ethnically and socio-economically diverse preschool-aged sample. The association between close teacher-child relationships and academic readiness was partially mediated by prosocial behavior and peer group exclusion. There was also evidence of a transactional association between close teacher-child relationships and children's behavior. Additionally, children's behavior and peer group exclusion mediated the relation between negative teacher-child relationships (dependent and conflictive) and academic readiness. The findings suggest that teacher training, education, and support for establishing close teacher-child relationships may maximize preschoolers' academic readiness by promoting social adaptation. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:407 / 422
页数:16
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