Open AccessTHE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL ATTITUDE OF A TEACHER ON THE PRESCHOOLER’S EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Khadija Karim Zainab Akram
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of educational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-7985
pISSN - 2663-0443
DOI - 10.52337/pjer.v4i1.155
Subject(s) - psychology , social emotional learning , emotional competence , emotional development , developmental psychology , quality (philosophy) , perception , social psychology , mathematics education , social change , emotional intelligence , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
Environment, a multi-denotation term, covers the emotional, physical, and the behavioral realms of social setup. The preschool is an inevitably unavoidable step in the academic journey, which is responsible for foundational solidarity, effective learning, career and personality development. Both productive physical environment and behavioral sustainability are required for quality learning. Teacher and pupil relation counts a lot in the emotional development of preschoolers. This research is a qualitative study which focuses on the role teachers’ play in the emotional development of preschoolers. For this purpose, 16 checklist items from Godwin (2000) are adapted and distributed among 50 teachers from five various private and semi private schools in Quetta city. Interviews were also conducted from 10 teachers’ in order to understand the perceptions of teachers regarding understanding of expression and emotional regulation. The results of questionnaires and interviews were descriptively analyzed. It is found that the emotional attitude of preschool teachers impacts the emotional development of preschoolers. Teachers with expressive care along with effective teaching leads to improved students’ emotional development as well as quality learning