Angela R. Taylor
Associate Professor and Division Chair
Ph.D., Educational Psychology
artaylor@u.arizona.edu
Scholarly Interests and Activities
Selected Publications
Curriculum Vitae
Courses
[MAILING ADDRESS]
PO Box 210033
Tucson, AZ 85721-0033
[CAMPUS ADDRESS]
Family and Consumer Sciences Bldg.
1110 East South Campus Drive Tucson, AZ 85721-0033
Phone: (520) 621-1075 Fax: (520) 621-3401
Email: artaylor@u.arizona.edu
Scholarly Interests and Activities
My current research interests focus on the role of close relationships in children's early school adjustment and development of Social and Emotional competence. I am particularly interested in whether supportive relationships with classroom teachers and school peers may compensate for child and/or family risk factors in predicting favorable child outcomes in school.
The Head Start Child Resilience Project involved a prospective, longitudinal study of the influences of parental involvement, teacher-child and peer relationships on low-income children's social adjustment in preschool and at the transition to kindergarten.
Most recently I have been collaborating with Drs. Wendy Gamble and Donna Christensen on the Parenting and Children's Emotion Project. This longitudinal study examines the associations among family emotional climate, parental socialization practices, child emotional competence, and
the development of aggressive behaviors during the preschool period. The research is designed to explore parental goals and strategies for teaching about emotions in low-income, Mexican-American and Anglo families. We are particularly interested in the role of fathers in the socialization of emotional competence in young children.
Taylor, A. R., & Machida, S. (2001). Changes in parent involvement and student-teacher relationship quality following the transition from Head Start to kindergarten. To appear in Proceeding of Head Start's Fifth National Research Conference. Washington, D.C.: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families.
Taylor, A. R., Machida, S., & Sewell, M. (1998). The influence of parent/family characteristics and perceived teacher support on maternal involvement in Head Start. Proceedings of Head Start's Fourth National Research Conference. Washington, D.C.: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families.
Taylor, A. R. (1996). Conditions for American children, youth, and families: Are we "world class?" Educational Researcher, 25, 10-12.
Taylor, A. R., & Machida, S. (1994). The contribution of parent and peer support to Head Start children's early school adjustment. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 9, 387-405.
Taylor, A. R. (1991). Social competence and the early school transition: Risk and protective factors for African American children. Education and Urban Society, 24, 15-26.
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