Teacher Perceptions about Their Soft Skills at Secondary Level in Karachi Pakistan

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how teachers acquire soft skills to ascertain the value of these abilities in the teaching profession. Future holistic human capital will acquire soft skills like communication, critical thinking and problem-solving, teamwork, lifelong learning and information management, entrepreneurship, ethics, morals, and leadership. This study looks into discrepancies between the soft skills that novice teachers acquired during their professional training as teachers and those they need at work. Simple random sampling was used to choose a sample of 120 teachers from all secondary schools in District Korangi, Karachi, Pakistan. The quantitative method was used in this study to gather information from teachers and data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics Mean, Standard deviation, frequency, percentage, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA in SPSS version 22. The study's results demonstrated that the acquisition of soft skills and leadership skills were highly valued in their workplace. The soft skill component with the lowest capacity was teamwork and communication skills due to a lack of coordination among teachers in the school and required in their place of employment. No significant difference was found among teachers' opinions by their gender, qualification and experience at the secondary level in Karachi, Pakistan. The research found that integrated and embedded learning are the most effective ways to improve teachers' soft skills. The study suggested that creating a model or strategy/training/workshops should be conducted to promote soft skills.