ERIC Number: EJ1106652
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 10
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The Correlates of Turkish Preschool Preservice Teachers' Social Competence, Empathy and Communication Skills
Ahmetoglu, Emine; Acar, Ibrahim H.
European Journal of Contemporary Education, v16 n2 p188-197 2016
The purpose of the current study was to examine the associations between Turkish preschool pre-service teacher's personal and educational characteristics, and their social competence, empathy, and communication skills. A total of 385 state university Turkish pre-service teachers (age range 18 to 32 years) from the early childhood education field completed a Demographic Information Form on personal and educational characteristics, the Social Skills Inventory (SSI) Scale measuring their social competence, The Scales of Empathic Tendency for measuring empathy skills, and a Communication Skills Evaluation Scale measuring communication skills. Bivariate Pearson-correlations, independent t tests, and one-way ANOVAs were used to test study hypotheses. Results indicated that women scored higher on empathy and communication skills, and having more friends was related to higher social competence and empathy. Pre-service teachers who were members of a social club scored higher on communication skills than their peers. Additional associations among variables, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence, Empathy, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Surveys, Statistical Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Gender Differences, Friendship, Clubs, Questionnaires, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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