Articles of Interest
- Even Geniuses Work Hard (PDF — 2010)
by Carol S. Dweck - Connections Count: Improving Family and Community Involvement in Secondary Schools (PDF — 2007)
by Joyce L. Epstein - Students as Allies in Improving Their Schools (PDF — 2004)
by What Kids Can Do, Inc. and MetLife Foundation
Research Studies
Behaviorally At-Risk African American Students: The Importance of Student-Teacher Relationships for Student Outcomes (PDF — 2007)
by Dawn M. Decker, Daria Paul Dona, Sandra L. Christenson
The research from this study indicates that behaviorally at-risk African American students want positive relationships with their teachers and indicate that how students feel about their relationships with their teachers is important in predicting a number of student outcomes. The critical role of school psychologists in improving student-teacher relationships is described.
Still Separate and Unequal: Examining Race, Opportunity, and School Achievement in “Integrated” Suburbs (PDF — 2006)
by John B. Diamond
In this article, the ways in which race, class and educational opportunities intertwine to reinforce racial achievement gaps are examined. In particular, in the contemporary U.S., students navigate a racialized educational terrain in which structural, institutional, and symbolic advantages and disadvantages are distributed unequally based on race.
Other Resources
- Improving Students’ Relationships with Teachers to Provide Essential Supports for Learning Teacher’s Modules
from the American Psychological Association