A matter of trust : connecting teachers and learners in the early childhood classroom - Howes, Carollee; Ritchie, Sharon (New York : Teachers College Press, 2002)
pt. 1. Understanding attachment organizations and their role in the classroom -- Child-teacher attachment relationships -- Child-teacher relationships and harmonious interactions -- Using child-teacher relationships to organize classroom learning and climate -- pt. 2. Teacher behaviors and classroom organizations that foster trusting child-teacher relationships -- Teachers and children's prior relationship history: what can change? -- Teacher behaviors that foster positive child-teacher relationships -- Classroom organizations that foster positive child-teacher relationships -- pt. 3. The teacher, the child, and the whole classroom of children: creation and preservation of the community -- Teacher behaviors and safe classroom climates -- The contribution of peer relations -- Classrooms as communities.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and index.
Keywords: Early childhood education; Teacher-student relationships