Abstract
This research was conducted to investigate the relation between the empathic tendencies and classroom management skills of high school teachers. The study aims to examine whether there is a relation between the classroom management skills and empathic tendencies of high school teachers. The participants of this study include teachers who worked at high schools in Northern Cyprus during the academic year 2015-2016. 30 teachers participated in this research. The research data was collected with “Empathic Tendency Scale†and “Classroom Management Skills Scaleâ€. The scale consisted of three parts. The first part of the scale consisted of personal information the second part included 20 attitude statements to measure the empathic tendency, and in the third part, 40 evaluation statements were used to measure classroom management skills. The data obtained from the scales were coded and analyzed in computer environment by using statistical package program. In the analysis of the data obtained, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and correlation analysis were used. As a result of the analysis, there was no significant difference between high school teachers’ classroom management skills and empathic tendencies. Therefore, no study supporting this result was found. Therefore, more studies needs to be done. Due to the small number of the participants, the connection between variables such as gender, age, and marital status and the variables dealt with in this study could not be evaluated. 
 Keywords: Empathy, Classroom Management, Education, Education Management, Management Skills
Highlights
Teaching profession is a very sacred profession
The main purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a relationship between the classroom management skills and empathic tendencies of high school teachers
In order to determine teachers’ perceptions of classroom management skills, the validity and reliability study of the Classroom Management Skill Scale which was developed by Delson (1982) and adapted to Turkish by Yalcınkaya and Tonbul, was conducted by Yalcınkaya and Tonbul (2002) a new scale of 40 items was created by Güven and Cevher considering 25 items
Summary
With the empathic understanding in a classroom environment, the teacher can have the effect of increasing respect for his/her students as human beings (Elikesik, 2013) Studies both in Northern Cyprus and abroad show that empathy is a vital element of interpersonal interaction in everyday life, but people often do not strive as hard as they can to build empathy. This research will attempt to determine the relation between high school teachers’ empathy tendencies and classroom management skills, and the effects of many variables will be examined. An educator with empathic skills can get into the private world of children and young people to understand and help them better Considering these explanations, determining the relationship between classroom management skills and empathic tendencies in high school teachers is important for shedding light on all kinds of studies. The main purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a relationship between the classroom management skills and empathic tendencies of high school teachers
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