Author(s)

Joseph Murphy

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA.

In this article, we integrate two distinct bodies of research to explore how teacher care and support impact student outcomes: research on relational culture in classrooms from educational scholars and, for the first time, research on positive organizational scholarship. We begin by delineating the essential elements of care and support. We then examine findings on the impact of care and support on initial (e.g., affiliation) and intermediate (e.g., engagement) mediating variables on the pathway to achievement. Since our linkage of POS to teachers and classrooms is new, we also develop a series of cautions that require attention moving forward.

Students, Care, Support

Murphy, J. (2016) Teacher as Unit Leader: Defining and Examining the Effects of Care and Support on Children: A Review of the Research. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 4, 243-279. doi: 10.4236/jhrss.2016.43027.