A Study of Soft Skills of Teachers in Relation to Locality,Type of Management and Teachers’ Grade

V Balakrishnan; A Anbuthasan

V Balakrishnan Dean of Faculty, Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum Planning and Evaluation, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Gangaiamman Kovil Street, Karapakkam, Chennai-600097, Tamil Nadu, India
A Anbuthasan Assistant Professor, Srikrishna College of Education, Panapakkam, Near-Padappai, Chennai-601301, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords: Soft skills, Post graduate teachers, Locality, Type of management, Teacher’s grade

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating the soft skills of teachers in relation to locality, type of management and teachers’ grade. The sample consists of 600 teachers from Kanchipuram, Vellor and Tiruvannamalai Districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Soft Skills Inventory developed and validated by investigators (2013) was used for collecting the data. Normative survey method was adopted for the present study. The data was analyzed using descriptive and differential statistical techniques. The study reveals that the rural and urban school teachers differ significantly in their team-building skills. It is also showed that the Government and private school teachers differ significantly in the oral communication, computer, organizing, leadership and team-building skills. Further, it is disclosed that there is a significant difference among the teachers working at different grade levels such as secondary grade, graduate and post graduate levels in their oral communication, computer, leadership and ethical skills.