The existing level of social competence of children with special needs from the teacher’s point of view

• Authors: Mitja Krajnčan , Andreja Sinjur , Tanja Kranjec

Abstracts

EN

The development of social competence is reflected in the individual’s potential for constructive cooperation and behavior in social situations, in the possibility of establishing interpersonal relationships and understanding different viewpoints and in the capability of to tolerance and compassion. The purpose of this research paper is to compare teachers’ opinions on attained social competence of pupils with special needs and other pupils. A questionnaire for teachers was adapted. Pupils with special needs were slightly better at accepting diversity and difference and demonstrated a higher level of politeness than other pupils.

Keywords

EN

social competence; relations; pupils with special needs; pupils; teachers

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 40
• Pages: 260-271

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Mitja Krajnčan

author

Andreja Sinjur

author

Tanja Kranjec

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2015.40.2.22

Biblioteka Nauki

2012180