1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«Cette thèse vise à évaluer les relations entre les enseignants et les élèves et leurs parents sous la lentille de l’alliance de travail. [Le premier objectif était d’évaluer] la structure factorielle d’un inventaire de l’alliance de travail à l’école, le School Working Alliance Inventory - Students (SWAIS) […].» (p. 3) Le deuxième objectif «était d’étudier la validité du SWAIS pour prédire le risque de décrochage scolaire des élèves. [Enfin, le troisième objectif] était d’étudier la validité de l’alliance de travail des parents pour prédire l’engagement des parents dans la vie académique de leurs enfants et le risque de décrochage des élèves.» (p. 4)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon est composé de 137 adolescents (53,7% femmes) et de 84 parents (74% femmes). Les participants proviennent de la région de Montréal.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The results of this study demonstrate the reliability and validity of the construct of working alliance as a conceptualization of relationships between students and teachers in a high school setting, and broadens the understanding of relationships, which have been typically defined in terms of attachment and emotional salience. Working alliance incorporates a collaborative element that expands the application of relationships in a school setting. […] This study also contributes to our understanding of the variables related to school engagement and risk of school drop-out. An effective working alliance between students and their teachers, defined in terms of the emotional bond as well as the collaboration on goals and tasks, predicts a student’s engagement in school, and ultimately their risk of dropping out of school. Finally, this study contributes to our understanding of the role parents play in their child’s school persistence by highlighting the specific aspects of parental involvement that is related to students’ reports of drop-out risk. Furthermore, this study provided evidence for the validity and reliability of measuring working alliance between parents and their children’s teachers, and its association with parenting behaviour. This demonstrates the importance of further researching the way in which parents relate to and perceive teachers in high school, and the impact that this has on the students’ daily experience in school.» (p. 92)