2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The effects of teachers'encouragement on students' classroom adjustment and group processes

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22530709
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Educational psychology
Research Institution	Oita University
Principal Investigator	KOJO Kazunori 大分大学, 教育福祉科学部, 教授 (00145351)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	勇気づけ / 学級適応 / 教師期待の認知 / 学級経営 / 生徒指導 / 教師と児童の人間関係
Research Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of teachers' encouragement on their students' classroom adjustment and group processes experimentally. A 2(experimental classes vs. controlled classes) × 3(measurement time : pre vs. a month later vs. post) factorial design was used. After learning of the encouragement theory and techniques, teachers were asked to practice the encouragement in their own classes for two months. The results suggested that teachers' encouragement had positive effects on students' adjustment partially. It was found that the encouragement was applicable to classroom management and student guidance in Japanese school education.

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