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