ABSTRACT Research Findings: The present study examines the associations between various elements of a teacher’s social-emotional well-being and context and her requests for the permanent removal of a child from her classroom. Specifically, the current study explores teachers’ perceptions of their emotional intelligence, levels of depression, classroom-level externalizing behaviors, and center climate. Using self-report survey data from teachers at community-based preschools in a large Midwestern city (N = 124), logistic regressions predicting teachers’ expulsion requests shed light on associated factors. Findings indicate that teachers with greater levels of depression are more likely to request that a child be expelled from their care but that this association is attenuated by their centers’ utilization of infant/early childhood mental health consultation services. Teacher-reported emotional intelligence, perceptions of their students’ externalizing behaviors, and center climate were not significantly associated with expulsion requests. Practice or Policy: This study contributes to our growing understanding of two pressing issues in early childhood education: teacher well-being and exclusionary discipline. Findings suggest that attending to teacher mental health and early childhood mental health consultants may be important in reducing rates of exclusionary discipline in early education settings.

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幼儿教师社会和情绪幸福感、心理健康咨询和学前开除之间的相互作用

摘要研究结果：本研究调查了教师的社会情感幸福感和环境的各种因素与她要求将孩子从课堂上永久带走的要求之间的关联。具体而言，当前的研究探索了教师对他们的情商、抑郁程度、课堂外化行为和中心氛围的看法。使用来自中西部大城市（N = 124）社区学前班教师的自我报告调查数据，预测教师开除请求的逻辑回归揭示了相关因素。调查结果表明，抑郁程度较高的教师更有可能要求将孩子从他们的护理机构中开除，但这种关联会因他们中心对婴儿/幼儿心理健康咨询服务的利用而减弱。教师报告的情商、对学生外化行为的看法和中心氛围与开除请求没有显着相关性。实践或政策：这项研究有助于我们加深对幼儿教育中两个紧迫问题的理解：教师福利和排他性纪律。研究结果表明，参加教师心理健康和幼儿心理健康顾问可能对于降低早期教育环境中排斥性纪律的发生率很重要。教师报告的情商、对学生外化行为的看法和中心氛围与开除请求没有显着相关性。实践或政策：这项研究有助于我们加深对幼儿教育中两个紧迫问题的理解：教师福利和排他性纪律。研究结果表明，参加教师心理健康和幼儿心理健康顾问可能对于降低早期教育环境中排斥性纪律的发生率很重要。教师报告的情商、对学生外化行为的看法和中心氛围与开除请求没有显着相关性。实践或政策：这项研究有助于我们加深对幼儿教育中两个紧迫问题的理解：教师福利和排他性纪律。研究结果表明，参加教师心理健康和幼儿心理健康顾问可能对于降低早期教育环境中排斥性纪律的发生率很重要。