# RECIPROCAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND LD STUDENTS

> **NIH NIH R29** · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · 1992 · $70,337

## Abstract

The purpose of this 5-year research project is to develop a
comprehensive model of the reciprocal exchanges that occur between
general education teachers and their learning disabled (LD) and
non-learning disabled (NLD) students.  To this end, this project
will employ teacher rating scales and direct observations to
identify teacher and student variables which contribute to teacher-
student exchanges.  Further, it will describe the instructional and
managerial content of those exchanges with LD and NLD students and
relate the content to student outcome variables such as attention
to task and academic productivity as measured by classroom
observations and achievement data.

From these data, we propose to develop and validate a model of risk
for ineffective classroom exchanges leading to poor student
outcomes.  From such a model, it would be possible to identify
student teacher-dyads at risk based on characteristics of child
behavior and teacher attitudes and behavior.  Finally, from
sequential analyses of teacher-student exchanges, an operational
definition of reciprocal teacher-LD student relationships would be
developed which would specify the nature and relative contributions
of students and teachers to teacher-LD student reciprocity.

This research will contribute substantially to the understanding
of the complex interactions which characterize teaching and
learning exchanges. The project will draw together information from
two fields characterized by similar concerns but little
communication.  Child development researchers have pioneered in the
development of methodologies and models for studying adult-child
exchanges without investigating the nature of those exchanges in
educational settings.  Educational researcher, on the other hand,
have tended to interpret educational exchanges from an
unidirectional perspective.  As increasing numbers of handicapped
children spend more of their school days in general education
settings, it becomes increasingly more important to understand the
complexity of educational exchanges.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2199065
- **Project number:** 5R29HD024167-05
- **Recipient organization:** NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
- **SAM.gov UEI:** U3NVH931QJJ3
- **Principal Investigator:** SUSAN S OSBORNE
- **Activity code:** R29 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1992
- **Award amount:** $70,337
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1988-09-30 → 1994-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2199065

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2199065, RECIPROCAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND LD STUDENTS (5R29HD024167-05). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2199065. Licensed CC0.

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