An investigation of the relationship between the altruism levels, communication skills and problem solving skills of the elementary education and secondary education teachers

Hüseyin Aslan,Hatice Kumcağız,Kamil Alakuş

doi:10.14527/pegegog.2018.028

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Abstract

This study aimed to exhibit the relationship between the altruism levels, communication skills and problem solving skills of the elementary education and secondary education teachers. The study population consisted of 725 teachers at Sinop Provincial Center during 2015-2016- school year, and the sample consisted of 452 teachers selected by simple random sampling method. This study was conducted based on the relational screening model. As a result of the conducted research, the relationship coefficient between the altruism scores and problem solving skills of the elementary education teachers was found as .17 and it was seen that this relationship was in the same direction and insignificant (p=.05; n=132). Similarly, the relationship coefficient between the altruism levels and communication skills of the teachers at the first level of elementary education was found as .23 and it was seen that the said relationship was in the same direction and significant (p=.01; n=132). The relationship coefficient between the altruism scores and problem solving skills of the secondary education teachers was found as -.15 and it was seen that this relationship was in the opposite direction and significant (p=.03; n=182). According to the acquired results, conducting similar studies to deal with the significance of the altruism behaviors of teachers in education can be recommended.

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Though the altruism was one of the subjects of religion and philosophy, it drew the attention of theoreticians and researchers in this field when psychology has become an independent science field
Despite there is no decided clear definition of altruism it is seen that it was described as an assistance behavior (Carlo & Randall, 2002), helping, supporting and protecting behaviors (Gintis, 2003) of individuals without expecting something in return (İslamoğlu & Altunışık, 2008) for the felicity of other people by abandoning their own interests
The altruistic behavior, on the other hand, is defined as a behavior category encompassing a wide range that consists of any type of assistance behavior or behaviors aiming to assist other people

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Though the altruism was one of the subjects of religion and philosophy, it drew the attention of theoreticians and researchers in this field when psychology has become an independent science field. People tend to restore equality with social justice and equality sensation when they see someone suffering for no reason Such an approach leads to altruistic behavior. Everyone wants to understand and to be understood They try to set their relationships with others and try to adapt to their surrounding within social life as a requirement of being human. The most general aim of education and teaching is to assist individuals to behave based on the designated targets rather than equipping them with knowledge (Deryakulu, 1992). In this context, it can be said that an effective communication style is needed for a good learning and teaching process. For the teachers to reach their educational goals designated for their students in class and to form communication with their students clearly and effectively; conflicts must be solved and an empathetic approach must be developed by putting forth the problems clearly and by finding appropriate solution ways (Çubukçu & Girmen, 2008)

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