Interpersonal Relationships in Education: From Theory to Practice

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. The Theory and Practice of Interpersonal Relationships in Education

   • David Zandvliet, Perry den Brok, Tim Mainhard, Jan van Tartwijk

   Pages 1-7

3. Interpersonal Relationships and Students’ Academic and Non-Academic Development

   • Andrew Martin

   Pages 9-24

4. Problem Behaviour and the Development of the Teacher-Child Relationship in Special Education

   • Linda D. Breeman, Nouchka T. Tick, Theo Wubbels, Athanasios Maras, Pol A. C. Van Lier

   Pages 25-35

5. Enhancing Interpersonal Relationships in Teacher Education through the Development and Practice of Reflective Mentoring

   • Michael Dyson, Margaret Plunkett

   Pages 37-56

6. Navigating Middle Ground

   • Anneli Frelin, Jan Grannäs

   Pages 57-69

7. I Felt Safe to be a Child, I Wanted to Learn

   • Ann Higgins

   Pages 71-93

8. The Role of Role-Taking

   • Aaron King, Geoff Marietta, Hunter Gehlbach

   Pages 95-110

9. The Role of Emotions and Interpersonal Relationships in Educational Reform

   • Claire W. Lyons, Ann Higgins

   Pages 111-132

10. Do Teacher-Student Relationships Deteriorate Over Time?

    • Ridwan Maulana, Marie-Christine Opdenakker

    Pages 133-157

11. Social Forces in School Teams

    • Nienke M. Moolenaar, Alan J. Daly, Peter J. C. Sleegers, Sjoerd Karsten

    Pages 159-181

12. Learning Environment Experiences in Primary Education

    • Marie-Christine Opdenakker, Alexander Minnaert

    Pages 183-194

13. Learning Environments in Higher Education

    • Carlos G. A. Ormond, David B. Zandvliet

    Pages 195-211

14. My Friends Made Me Do It

    • Heather E. Price

    Pages 213-229

15. Stimulating Autonomous Motivation in the Classroom

    • Lindy Wijsman, Tim Mainhard, Mieke Brekelmans

    Pages 231-249

This book brings together recent research on interpersonal relationships in education from a variety of perspectives including research from Europe, North America and Australia. The work clearly demonstrates that positive teacher-student relationships can contribute to student learning in classrooms of various types. Productive learning environments are characterized by supportive and warm interactions throughout the class: teacher-student and student-student. Similarly, at the school level, teacher learning thrives when there are positive and mentoring interrelationships among professional colleagues. Work on this book began with a series of formative presentations at the second International Conference on Interpersonal Relationships in Education (ICIRE 2012) held in Vancouver, Canada, an event that included among others, keynote addresses by David Berliner, Andrew Martin and Mieke Brekelmans. Further collaboration and peer review by the editorial team resulted in the collection of original research that this book comprises. The volume (while eclectic) demonstrates how constructive learning environment relationships can be developed and sustained in a variety of settings. Chapter contributions come from a range of fields including educational and social psychology, teacher and school effectiveness research, communication and language studies, and a variety of related fields. Together, they cover the important influence of the relationships of teachers with individual students, relationships among peers, and the relationships between teachers and their professional colleagues.

• interpersonal relationships
• learning environments
• school effectiveness

• Simon Fraser University, Canada

  David Zandvliet

• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands

  Perry den Brok

• Utrecht University, The Netherlands

  Tim Mainhard, Jan van Tartwijk

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