Question about teacher student relationships

3. Will more positive teacher-student relationships improve the peer relationships in my classroom?
Yes, positive teacher- student relationships can promote improved peer relationships in your classrooms though direct and indirect approaches.Teachers can directly promote positive social behavior by orchestrating the relationships within a classroom in a positive manner(British et;al 2004). Teachers can use positive teacher-student relationship indirectly to promote peer relationships as well.Students tend to be more accepting of peers who show engagement in the task of school ( e.g show attention, participate in classroom activities), and positive teacher-student relationships enhance students, engagement. Positive teacher-student relationships improve student-to-student acceptance in both current and future year(Hughes &Kwok,2007).