Few question the value of teacher-student relationships (TSRs) for educational outcomes.
TSRs are positively associated with students' achievement and engagement, as well as …

Using both qualitative longitudinal data collected 20 years after the original Unequal
Childhoods study and interview data from a study of upwardly mobile adults, this address …

For young people, academic expectations and achievement are more than measures of
academic outcomes, but reflect facets of hope in their futures. A large body of literature has …

We examined how middle‐school students' motivation, belonging, school climate, and grade
point average (GPA) are affected by students experiencing developmental relationships …

Purpose There is a growing consensus in education that schools can and should attend to
students' social-emotional development. Emerging research and popular texts indicate that …

Culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP; eg, Ladson-Billings, 1995) is a set of beliefs and
practices that aim to serve culturally and linguistically diverse student learners. Although a …

Within a framework of social identity theory (SIT), this paper utilizes social cognitive
psychological theories to explain how and why White urban teachers often struggle to create …

The conceptualizations of educational inclusion, previously restricted to securing access to
formal education, recently highlight the promotion of equitable social and academic relations …

Many scholars have found that student–teacher relationships are an integral part to student
success in schools. The quality of relationships has implications for student engagement …

Principles and possibilities to inform and inspire caring in your leadership practices! The
values and themes in this book will help you fulfill your school leadership practices with a …