24-3 The Development of The Chinese Teacher-Student Relationship Scale Based on Confucian Relationalism
Based on ideas stemming from Confucian relationalism, this study developed a scale examining teacher-student relationship in Chinese society. The scale contains 14 items. CFA (confirmatory factor analysis) of the questionnaires from 1,039 samples of 6th graders indicates: The correlated 2-factor-model is the best model representing the teacher-student relationship in Chinese society. The contents of teacher-student relationship are composed of “closeness” and “respect”. “Closeness” is a universal factor, whereas “respect” is specific to the Chinese culture. This empirical study verified the theories about Confucian relationalism and the deep structure of the Chinese culture. According to the scores, the teacher-student relationship of different teacher-student pairs can be paralleled with the relationships regarding family, gratitude, friendship, or business. This study provided a scale with sufficient evidence of reliability and validity for future research in education.
Keywords
SEM, teacher-student relationship, quanxi, zen-ching.
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