A New Approach to Measuring Student-Teacher Relationship in Dental Education: Validation of the Working Alliance Inventory for Education (WAI-EDU).

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed at an initial validation of the Working Alliance Inventory for Education (WAI-EDU), an instrument to assess student-teacher relationship (STR).

Methods

The WAI-EDU was derived from the original Working Alliance Inventory to fit the context of higher education. Following a pre-test, the tool was applied to two different study settings. In the first study part, 81 clinical students completed the WAI-EDU at baseline, after 1 h (t1), and after 1 w (t2), to assess reliability. For comparison, a visual analogue scale (VAS) was also used to evaluate STR. In the second study part, 60 preclinical students completed the WAI-EDU at baseline and at a follow-up after 1 week of intensive education. Cronbach's α, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Mann-

SUBMITTER: Schmalz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12228614 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature