Effects of Fundamentals of Culture on Teacher-Student Relationship in Middle School: A Quantitative Correlation Study

Author

Laura L. Chang, Seattle Pacific UniversityFollow

Date of Award

Spring 2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD)

Department

Education

First Advisor/Committee Member

Nyaradzo Mvududu

Second Advisor/Committee Member

Munyi Shea

Third Advisor/Committee Member

Nalline Baliram

Keywords

teacher-student relationship, student-teacher relationship, cross-cultural awareness, cultural humility, cultural self-awareness, intercultural communication

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore whether teacher-student relationships could be strengthened if we knew what impacted the cultural background of middle school teachers. Using a quantitative correlation research design and a multiple linear regression analysis, I examined the relationship between one dependent variable, Teacher-Student Relationship (TSR) and four predictor variables, Individualism versus Collectivism (IvC), Monochronic versus Polychronic values (MvP), Universalism versus Particularism (UvP), and Activism versus Fatalism (AvF). This research relied on prior studies centered around teacher-student relationship, the theory of cultural humility (Foronda, 2020), and values orientation theory (Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck, 1961). The analysis explored teacher-student relationship as measured by self-reporting of 81 middle school teachers and resulted in a significant relationship among individualism, universalism, activism and teacher-student relationship. A regression equation was found (F(3,77) = 9.094, p < .001), with an adjusted R² of .233. Participants’ predicted Teacher-Student Relationship was equal to 3.825 -.181 (Individualism) -.225 (Universalism) + .238(Activism) when individualism, universalism, and activism were measured by a Likert-type scale from 1 to 5, 1 being low and 5 being high.

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Recommended Citation

Chang, Laura L., "Effects of Fundamentals of Culture on Teacher-Student Relationship in Middle School: A Quantitative Correlation Study" (2024). Education Dissertations. 82.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/soe_etd/82

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