Hamre, B. K., & Pianta, R. C. (2006). Student-teacher relationships. In G.G. Bear & K. Minke (Eds.), Children’s Needs III: Development, prevention, and intervention (pp. 59-71). Bethesda, MD: NASP.
Synopsis:
“Student-Teacher Relationships,” is an analytical article written by Bridget Hamre and Robert Pianta that looks into topics such as: the importance of teacher-student relationships, a conceptual model by which to understand what influences student-teacher relationships (including internal and external factors), and strategies for supporting positive student-teacher relationships. This article does a great job of presenting current evidence on each of the above mentioned topics and of giving concrete ready-to-use strategies for teachers to use in their classrooms that target each of the relationship-influencing factors.
My Critical Reflection:
Although this article is a little bit dense and at times difficult to follow, it is valuable in it’s quality of research. By presenting a multi-dimensional model of what influences the relationship between teacher and student, it enables the reader to focus on strategies to target student-teacher relationships at many levels. Furthermore, the strategies that are proposed are cost-free and can be easily adopted by any classroom teacher and/or school.
