Project

‘Help, my teacher is pressuring me!’ Antecedents and consequences of students’ coping responses to controlling teaching

Code

01J07317

Duration

01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Bart Soenens

Research disciplines

Social sciences
- Educational and school psychology
- Motivation and emotion
- Instructional psychology and instructional design
- Microlevel instructional sciences

Keywords

teaching style motivation coping education

Project description

A controlling (i.e., pressuring) teaching style undermines students’ motivation and engagement. This project aims to identify both constructive and detrimental ways in which elementary school students cope with controlling teaching. It is examined whether controlling teaching is less harmful when students rely on more constructive coping responses. Also, an intervention is developed teaching students to interact with teachers more constructively.