Social Intelligence of College Teachers in West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh: A Comparative Study between the Variables

Fundamental Requirements of 21st century in the field of Education can be met by Humane Teachers along with the required facilities. Contemporary era demands for child-centric approach but child-centric approach will not reduce the responsibilities of a teacher. Indeed, teachers are entrusted with the responsibilities of overall development of the learners. Social Intelligence is one kind of a quality in teacher that aims to satisfy the demands of 21st century. The interest of the researcher henceforth, was to investigate the social intelligence of teachers. Thereof, normative survey method was used and 30 college teachers were selected as a sample by using simple random sampling technique. Social intelligence scale (SIS-CG) (1986) developed by N.K. Chadha (Delhi) and Usha Ganeshan (Delhi) was used with modification and t-test was applied. The investigation resulted that there exists significant difference in social intelligence between male and female as well as between married and unmarried college teachers in which female college teachers and married college teachers were found to have more social intelligence than their respective counterparts. Findings also revealed that there exists no significant difference in social intelligence with respect to Community (Tribal & Non-tribal), Management (Govt. & Private) and professional Qualification (Trained & Untrained). Nonetheless, Private, Non-tribal and Trained college teachers were higher in social intelligence than Government, Tribal and Un-trained college teachers in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.