{"title":"Teachers’ social-emotional characteristics and student outcomes: A commentary","authors":"M. Gill","doi":"10.1080/00461520.2021.1991357","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The disconnect between educational theory and practice is problematic for our field. The purpose of this commentary was to explore how that disconnect is being addressed in current research on teachers’ social-emotional characteristics and their relation to student outcomes. Three questions framed the analysis underlying this review: What do we now know? What do we still need to know? What does all this matter for schools and classrooms? To answer these questions, Spradley’s method of domain analysis was used to examine each of the four articles contained in this special issue. Then the articles were reviewed as a whole in light of the questions above. Strengths and limitations of the extant research on teachers’ emotions, motivation, and self-regulation were identified. The commentary concludes with suggestions for future research based on innovations in understanding the complex dynamics at play between teachers and students in school settings.","PeriodicalId":48361,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychologist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Educational Psychologist","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2021.1991357","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract The disconnect between educational theory and practice is problematic for our field. The purpose of this commentary was to explore how that disconnect is being addressed in current research on teachers’ social-emotional characteristics and their relation to student outcomes. Three questions framed the analysis underlying this review: What do we now know? What do we still need to know? What does all this matter for schools and classrooms? To answer these questions, Spradley’s method of domain analysis was used to examine each of the four articles contained in this special issue. Then the articles were reviewed as a whole in light of the questions above. Strengths and limitations of the extant research on teachers’ emotions, motivation, and self-regulation were identified. The commentary concludes with suggestions for future research based on innovations in understanding the complex dynamics at play between teachers and students in school settings.
期刊介绍:
The Educational Psychologist is a scholarly journal dedicated to exploring the psychology of learning and instruction. Articles in this journal encompass a diverse range of perspectives, from examining psychological mechanisms to exploring social and societal phenomena related to learning and instruction. The journal publishes theoretical and conceptual articles, as well as reviews and meta-analyses, that significantly contribute to theory or advance the methods used to explore educational psychology. Emphasizing innovation and advancing understanding, the journal does not publish articles solely reporting the methods and results of empirical studies; instead, all submissions, including reviews and meta-analyses, must offer clear implications for advancing theory. In addition to regular articles, the journal features special issues that delve into important themes in educational psychology, along with focal articles accompanied by peer commentary.