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

Autor: Sixto Cubo-Delgado, Carmen Paz Tapia-Gutiérrez
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 197:1069-1073
ISSN: 1877-0428
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.338
Popis: 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
Databáze: OpenAIRE