TY - JOUR
T1 - The ties that bind
T2 - Teacher relationships, academic expectations, and racial/ethnic and generational inequality
AU - Cherng, Hua Yu Sebastian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - Teachers not only play a pivotal role in developing students’ knowledge and skills but also can serve as role models, which may be particularly beneficial for youth of color and children of immigrants. However, it is unknown whether relationships vary across student racial/ethnic and generational groups. Moreover, the link between teacher-student relationships and students’ academic expectations remains unclear. Using the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, a nationally representative sample of high schoolers, I found that not all groups of students enjoy strong teacher-student relationships: English teachers report weaker relationships with Asian American students and mathematics teachers with their Latino students compared with third-generation white students. These relationships are important predictors of student expectations. Results highlight the importance of teacher-student relationships and suggest that certain racial/ethnic and generational groups are missing out on this form of social capital.
AB - Teachers not only play a pivotal role in developing students’ knowledge and skills but also can serve as role models, which may be particularly beneficial for youth of color and children of immigrants. However, it is unknown whether relationships vary across student racial/ethnic and generational groups. Moreover, the link between teacher-student relationships and students’ academic expectations remains unclear. Using the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, a nationally representative sample of high schoolers, I found that not all groups of students enjoy strong teacher-student relationships: English teachers report weaker relationships with Asian American students and mathematics teachers with their Latino students compared with third-generation white students. These relationships are important predictors of student expectations. Results highlight the importance of teacher-student relationships and suggest that certain racial/ethnic and generational groups are missing out on this form of social capital.
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U2 - 10.1086/693955
DO - 10.1086/693955
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032669046
SN - 0195-6744
VL - 124
SP - 67
EP - 100
JO - American Journal of Education
JF - American Journal of Education
IS - 1
ER -