A Study of Social-EmotionalStatus of Inservice Teachers of Kolhapur District

Teachers play a crucial role in developing the socio-emotional aspects of the children because teachers' social and emotional well-being directly impacts the ability to create a positive and conducive learning environment. Students are entering schools lacking the social and emotional skills needed for holistic development. Hence along with the students it is equally important for a teacher to be aware of their socio-emotional competencies including components of SocialEmotional Learning which broadly consists of skills such as self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, Relationship skills, and Responsible in decision-making is essential to understand the socio-emotional aspects of teachers so that effective support systems can be implemented for enhancing overall outcome of education. The objective of the present study is to study the Social-Emotional status of In-service teachers of Kolhapur district and to study the competencies based on the following components, SelfAwareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision Making, Professional Commitment, Cultural Awareness, Emotional Literacy, Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration Skills, Ethical Reasoning, Interpersonal Skills, Social skills, Motivation, Compassion, Performance, Anxiety. The present study adopted the descriptive survey method consisting of a total of 34 items based on the components of social-emotional learning. The sample selected for the study was In-service teachers from Kolhapur district. The finding reveals that the majority of respondents have a strong sense of emotional self-awareness, reflective-constructive teaching practices, and professional ethics. The findings also highlight significant levels of anxiety among teachers & the majority of the teachers are anxious about their performance as teachers. Also, the teachers lack effective emotional management and conflict resolution.