Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Date

2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

School Psychology

Committee Chair

Elizabeth Meisinger

Committee Member

Robert Cohen

Committee Member

Ryan Farmer

Committee Member

Emily N Srisarajivakul

Abstract

The current study aimed to serve as an exploratory study, describing the nature of student’s relationships with their teachers, perceived cultural humility of their teachers, and their relation to student outcomes, including academic grit and academic achievement. Surveys were completed by high school students (N=81) at two schools in the Mid-South region of the United States. Results indicated that students most often report skin color, gender, or age as their most salient identity. Students also tended to view their teachers as demonstrating positive cultural humility and having developed trust with students. Across variables, only alienation was significantly correlated with grades, in that the more alienation experienced by students the lower the grades earned in their class. These findings indicate the need for research to continue examining the teacher-student relationship quality and the perceived cultural humility of teachers, to better understand their impact on student’s later outcomes. In particular, more research is needed on the impact of negative relationships on later outcomes.

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Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest.

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Open Access

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