| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of teacher characteristics on the socioemotional
development of pre-school children. The motivation for the study was the perspective of
not viewing socio-emotional development as an event but rather a process that requires being
inculcated into the class work. The specific objectives as evaluated were to determine whether the
teacher‟s professional qualification influences the development of socio-emotional skills of preschool
children, examine whether the teachers‟ monthly income influences the development of
socio-emotional skills of pre-school children, establish whether teachers‟ age has an influence on
the development of socio-emotional skills of pre-school children as well as examine whether
teachers‟ gender influences the development of socio-emotional skills of pre-school children. The
study had a conceptual framework that drew the independent variables of teacher characteristics
and the indicators of socio-emotional development of responsibility, empathy, and co-operation.
The research design was a descriptive survey. This included drawing a sample from an estimated
population of preschool teachers in Atandi zone, as well as some preschool children who were
observed during the study. The research tools were a semi-structured questionnaire which was
administered one-on-one to the targeted preschool teachers and an observation schedule which was
administered to measure aspects of the children‟s socio-emotional development. A descriptive form
of analysis was used in this study. The main finding of the study was that the teachers‟ professional
qualification, teachers‟ monthly income, teachers‟ age and teachers‟ gender influence the
development of socio-emotional skills in children. The implications of the findings of this study are
that teachers have a cordial relationship with children, teachers display positive characteristics and
professional qualification is essential for any teacher whose aim is to impart knowledge, attitudes,
and skills to learners. It was recommended that the study requires being done in other counties that
are in the urban setup. | en_US |
