The Role of Teacher’s Communication, Involvement, Enthusiasm and Humor in the Behavior Control of Preschool Pupils

Simona Pojoga, Marius Marici

Abstract


The present study aims at investigating how the teacher's capacity to manage the educational activity influences the perceived control of the pre-schoolers’ behaviour, taking
into consideration variables such as: teacher’s communication, involvement and humour. We used self -reported data, based on questionnaires, from 82 preschool teachers, all women, from Romania. The results indica ted that teacher's characteristics are associated with
teacher’s perception of pre-schoolers’ behaviour. The teacher's level of enthusiasm and humour plays a significant role regarding the perception of pre-schoolers’ behavioural. Nevertheless, the perception concerning the pre-schoolers’ behaviour is not influenced by the
teacher's level of communication and involvement.


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