ERIC Number: EJ1478557
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0888-4064
EISSN: EISSN-1944-4931
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Profiles of Teachers' Behavior Management Practices and Student-Teacher Relationships: Longitudinal Impacts on Challenging Behavior and Social Skills for Students with or at Risk for EBD
Michael D. Broda1; Kristen L. Granger2; Jason C. Chow2; Robin Sayers3; Melissa Washington-Nortey4; Emma Dear5; Kevin S. Sutherland1; Maureen A. Conroy6
Teacher Education and Special Education, v48 n3 p230-248 2025
This study used integrative data analysis to examine profiles of teacher-student relationships and teacher's use of research-based behavior management practices in early childhood and K-third-grade classrooms with students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). We also examined the association of these profiles with student social skills and challenging behavior. Using an exploratory approach to latent profile analysis, we found significant evidence for the existence of three profiles among our sample of 266 student-teacher dyads that corresponded to three different profiles: (a) Low Rates of Practice Delivery/Positive Relationship; (b) Average Rates of Practice Delivery/Negative Relationship; and (c) Medium High Rates of Practice Delivery/Average Relationship. Nearly 90% of dyads fell into Profiles 1 or 3, with the remaining dyads in Profile 2. Furthermore, we found that profile membership did predict significant differences on later measures of student challenging behavior and social skills. Findings provide evidence that teacher's use of research-based behavior management practices and relationships with students with or at risk for EBD are multifaceted and highlight the importance of transactional processes in these relationships.
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Evidence Based Practice
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA; 2Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; 3WestEd, Takoma Park, MD, USA; 4King’s College London, UK; 5University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 6University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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