Behavioral parent-teacher consultation: Conceptual and research considerations

Behavioral Parent-Teacher Consultation: Conceptual and Research Considerations

The importance of involving parents in their children’s education has been documented consistently. Likewise, school psychology as a profession traditionally has recognized the importance of working actively and collaboratively with parents. Little conceptual or empirical work has been reported, however, that links home and school individuals systematically in collaborative problem-solving cons...

Parent beliefs and children's social-behavioral functioning: the mediating role of parent-teacher relationships.

This research investigated whether parent-teacher relationship quality mediated the relation between parents' motivational beliefs and children's adaptive functioning and externalizing behaviors. The sample consisted of kindergarten through third-grade children with behavioral concerns (N=206). Parents reported on their motivational beliefs (i.e., role construction and efficacy), and teachers r...

A Conceptual Model for the Expansion of Behavioral Consultation Training

Slovak Pre-Service Teacher Self-Efficacy: Theoretical and Research Considerations

The concept of self-efficacy was originally developed by Albert Bandura, and has been defined as the personal belief that one is capable of performing in an appropriate and effective manner to attain certain goals. As such, self-efficacy is a self-system that controls most personal activity, including appropriate use of professional knowledge and skills. Teacher selfefficacy is the belief that ...

Congruence in Parent-teacher Relationships