Antecedents and Correlates of Teachers’ Relational Work

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The nature, importance and consequences of teachers’ relational work for their own wellbeing and that of their students remains under-investigated. Our symposium brings together leading researchers who examine teachers’ emotions, motivations, goals and behaviors, and present new empirical research utilizing diverse large samples (German, American, Israeli, Australian), theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches, to inform our understanding of the nature, structure, and role of teachers’ relational work for themselves and their students. Methodologically, structural equation models examine relationships between constructs and over time, multilevel models determine effects for students nested within particular classes, and person-centered approaches educe particular teacher profiles. Collectively, the set of papers makes several significant and theoretical contributions in the burgeoning field of teacher development research.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Motivation in Education

Chairs

• Paul W. Richardson, Monash University

• Helen M.G. Watt, Monash University

Papers

• Antecedents and Effects of Teacher Expressiveness - Betty Becker-Kurz, Betty Becker-Kurz Leopoldstraße 14; Helen M.G. Watt, Monash University; Anne C. Frenzel, University of Munich (LMU); Reinhard Pekrun, University of Essex

• Teacher-Student Relatedness and Teachers’ Emotional Lives - Jamie Taxer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Anne C. Frenzel, University of Munich (LMU)

• Personal Antecedents of Teachers’ Socioemotional Support for Students - Ruth Butler, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Limor Shibaz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Liat Levontin, Interdisciplinary Center

• The Impact of Teaching Career Motivations and Coping Resources on Early-Career Teachers’ Relational Style - Paul W. Richardson, Monash University; Helen M.G. Watt, Monash University

Discussant

• Robert William Roeser, Portland State University