Social Skills for the Teaching Performance in Chile: Perceptions of Teachers and Principals

The aim has been to explore the meaning of the concept “social skills” from the perspective of principals and teachers that have a role in educational contexts. Using a descriptive design the technique of natural semantic networks was applied to a convenience sample of 81 subjects of the Araucania r...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2015-07, Vol.197, p.1069-1073
Main Authors: Tapia-Gutierrez, Carmen Paz, Cubo-Delgado, Sixto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
coexistence
conversation
empathy
social skills
teacher performance
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Summary:The aim has been to explore the meaning of the concept “social skills” from the perspective of principals and teachers that have a role in educational contexts. Using a descriptive design the technique of natural semantic networks was applied to a convenience sample of 81 subjects of the Araucania region-Chile. The results report that the definition of the concept is formed by: conversational skills, coexistence, empathy and solidarity. It is concluded that the identified skills benefit the generation of appropriate environments for learning and are transformed into a valuable resource to strengthen the training of students
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.338