If I could conduct research on children on any topic, I would choose to conduct research on the effects on effective teacher and parent relationships in low-economic communities. The reason I choose this is because I want to see the benefits of a healthy relationship between the child's teacher and their parents. Often I see that teachers and parents sometimes are just going through the motion, or doing the bare minimal. I know that there is currently research that looks at the teacher and parent relationships, but I really want to conduct this research in low-economic communities, where teacher-parent relationships are not frequently seen. My research question would be, "The benefits of teacher and child relationships in low- socio economic communities." I would choose five centers to work with for a period of three years.The reason I want to choose three years because I want to see the lasting effects and not temporary effects.
I imagine that the positive contributions is that we would see that by having effective teacher-parent relationships in low-economic communities, the children will have benefits lasting throughout grade school. I also want to see if there is an effective teacher-parent relationship, is there a change in how the teacher works with the child? I also want to research the steps both the teacher and parents took to make their relationship work.
Hi Cierra, I like the topic that you chose because what you say is very true. When the teachers are affected by the bad relationships between the parents, it can be a very tense environment and may cause the child to become a "tyrant" towards the teacher. Or the teacher can have a sour attitude towards the student. Even though I know they are not supposed to do that, I am very sure that they are thinking about it. It can create tension in the classroom and disturb the learning environment. So yes, I love your outlook on this topic!
ReplyDeleteI like that your research is focusing on the teacher aspect of the field. I think the field could use more research focusing on teachers in different situations and cultures. Looking forward to reading more about it!
ReplyDeleteHi Cierra,
ReplyDeleteI think this is such an important topic. Relationships with families have a huge impact on a child's success! Great topic and post!