Professor-student relationship quality correlates with multiple civic engagement outcomes in both directions¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Positive professor relationship qualities (guidance, satisfaction, nurturance, reassurance of competence, power) correlated with civic action, diversity, and political awareness, while conflict and antagonism negatively correlated with social justice and diversity attitudes. → Harkins 2020

Evidence¶

Harkins 2020¶

Harkins, D. A., Grenier, L. I., Irizarry, C., Robinson, E., Ray, S., & Shea, L.-M. (2020). Building relationships for critical service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 26(2), 21–38. https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsloa.3239521.0026.202

q3 · i1 · associational · r2

Correlational analyses across all 125 participants examined professor-student NRI-SPV relationship variables against CASQ civic outcomes. The article also reports negative correlations: conflict with social justice (r = -.27, p < .05) and antagonism with social justice (r = -.42, p < .001).

"Positive correlations were found between the CASQ variable civic action and the NRI professor relationship variables guidance (r = .39, p < .05); satisfaction (r = .46, p < .001); nurturance (r = .28, p < .05); reassurance of competence (r = .41, p < .01); and feelings of power (r = .38, p < .01)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Civic Mindedness — outcome: instruction changes it

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