Exploring Teacher Attitudes Towards Child Emotional Issues Research

This research proposal investigates teacher attitudes towards children's emotional and behavioral issues, focusing on primary school settings. The study aims to explore how teachers' attitudes impact students' motivation, learning, and the management of behavioral challenges. The introduction highlights the crucial role teachers play in children's lives, particularly in addressing emotional and behavioral issues. The literature review examines existing research on teacher attitudes, student motivation, and the impact of teacher-student interaction. The methodology section outlines the research approach, design, data collection process, and ethical considerations. The proposal seeks to identify strategies for fostering positive teacher attitudes to improve children's academic outcomes and overall well-being. The research employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to gather comprehensive data and insights into the topic. The proposal also discusses limitations and concludes with a summary of the research's significance.

Research
Proposal

Contents
Title: To explore teacher’s attitudes towards children’s emotional and behavioral issues .........................3
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................3
Aims and objectives of the research........................................................................................................3
The objectives of the research.................................................................................................................3
Rationale of the Research .......................................................................................................................4
Literature Review ........................................................................................................................................4
To investigative teachers’ attitudes at the primary school......................................................................4
To assess student motivation for learning at primary school through teachers’ attitudes......................5
To find out academic solution for the children through teachers’ positive attitudes..............................5
To assess the effect of teacher and student interaction and motivation for learning.............................6
Methodology ..............................................................................................................................................7
Research approach..................................................................................................................................7
Research design.......................................................................................................................................8
Data Collection process...........................................................................................................................8
Research Methods ..................................................................................................................................8
Data analysis............................................................................................................................................9
Ethical issues............................................................................................................................................9
Limitation of the research........................................................................................................................9
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................10
References ............................................................................................................................................10

Title: To explore teacher’s attitudes towards children’s emotional and
behavioral issues
INTRODUCTION
Teacher plays an essential in the life of children because through them they able to learn
many things that help them in conducting their life properly. Along with this children also learn
different type of activities which nourish their skills and ability. Through help of teacher a child
learn things like how to behave and interact with others as well as it is also responsibility of a
teacher to support their children while they are going through emotional as well as behavior
issues (MacFarlane and Woolfson, 2013). Moreover teacher’s attitude influence highly on
children and help them in developing their skills, abilities as well as social emotions such as
values, believe, norms and so on. It is skills of an effective teacher that they understand their
students or child and help them while overcoming from emotional and behavioral issues. The
respective report is based on research on an attitude of teacher toward those students or children
who are going through emotional and behavioral issues. For evaluation of this research conduct
research by using research methodology like qualitative as well as quantitative so that they
collect appropriate data and information related to respective topic.
Aims and objectives of the research
The aim of the research is to identify some issues that are affecting children’s progress in
their overall learning outcome, examples of this are; behaviors seen in the classroom
environment and how it is dealt with. It is crucial to identify some challenging behaviors teachers
are experiencing to see how both the class teacher and child may be affected by it.
The objectives of the research
The major objectives of the research are:-
 To investigative teachers’ attitudes at the primary school.
 To assess student motivation for learning at primary school through teachers’ attitudes.
 To find out academic solution for the children through teachers’ positive attitudes.
 To assess the effect of teacher and student interaction and motivation for learning.

Rationale of the Research
It is define as set of reasons which is offer by a researcher in order to conduct more
research on a particular topic or subject. Research can be of several type i.e. library research,
experimental research and descriptive research. In respect of respective research its rationale is
that researcher what to analysis attitude of teacher on the behavior and emotional issues of
children (Evertson and Weinstein, 2013). This is so because in life of children teacher plays an
essential role because through them child able to learn how to interact other, behave with other
and many more. By conducting this research project manager want to analysis attitude of teacher
towards those children who are facing issues related to their behavior as well as emotions. This is
so because teacher has to deal with various types of children who are coming from diverse
background. Then it will leads to chance that if a child is coming from home having bad
environment then there is a chance that he/ she will display respective behavior in classroom.
Literature Review
 To investigative teachers’ attitudes at the primary school.
As per the article given at Europe PMC, 2019, teacher plays an essential role in the life
and education of children. They generally impact on ideology as well as understanding of
students or children which also help them in guiding proper manner so that they conduct work as
well as build their future in effective manner (Factors Associated with Primary School Teachers'
Attitudes Towards the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities, 2019). Along with this for a
teacher it is very challenging condition to handle those children who is defective and challenged
physically as well as mentally. In order to face and fight with this situation teacher need to have
positive and motivated attitude so that they can also encourage other child and make them happy.
For a teacher it is very essential to make appropriate environment in a classroom so that every
child including those who are facing issues related to behaviors and emotions. This is so because
issues in these leads to various negative outcomes which impact on overall class of students such
as fail in academics, mental disturbance, enhance of criminal behaviors, disturbance in class and
many more. In respective case it is duty of school that they must provide training and
development class to teacher so that they develop proper attitude to handle children who are
going through issues of behavior and emotional (Wang, Berry and Swearer, 2013). This is so

because if there is negative attitude of teacher then they didn’t able to handle any students in
effective manner as well as it will also impact on child’s behavior and emotions.
 To assess student motivation for learning at primary school through teachers’
attitudes.
As per the view point of Radovan Antonijevic and Ivana Bhojvic, 2019, an individual get
motivated through both ways by themselves and by other but in the case of child he/ she get
motivated as well as learn by seeing other (Students’ Motivation to Learn in Primary School,
2019). During this their teacher and family members plays an essential role. So it is essential to
motivate students so that they can encourage enhancing their skills as well as ability in effective
manner. For this it is essential that teacher must have proper skills and knowledge so that they
can interact to their students in effective manner as well as understand their emotional issues and
behavior properly. Through this they able to treat and motivate students to study appropriately.
In this condition attitude of teacher plays an essential role because through it they able to
understand as well as able to encourage their students they learn as well as study properly. In this
respect they can conduct various activities so that children interact with other peoples and feel
normal as well as motivated (Cottren and McKenzie , 2014). This will also encourage them to
learn and enhance their skills as well as abilities so that they can also establish their future
properly. This is so because children emotion and behavior is depend upon surrounding or
environment from he/ she is belonging due to this it is responsibility of teach as well as parents
to develop and maintain positive attitude in front of child (Armstrong, 2014). So that they fell
encouraged and motivated as well as this will also leads to their effective future.
 To find out academic solution for the children through teachers’ positive attitudes.
As per the perspective of Beth Werrell, 2018, it is essential for a teacher to develop as
well as maintain positive attitude as well as environment at so that students fell encouraged and
motivated. In respect of this there are various ways which can be adopted by teacher for
developing positive environment which can also make their attitude positive (7 Tips to Encourage a
Positive Attitude in Students, 2018). This is essential because negative environment can demotivated
an individual who develop as hinder for an individual as well as children for attaining their goal
and objective. In respective situation attitude of teacher and parents plays an effective role
because children learn most of the things from these two peoples and they also observe their

activities very effectively in order to learn them. For this there are various methods which can be
adopted by parents and teacher in order to maintain positive attitude along with environment
such as they can be a role model and an example so that children encouraged as well as believe
on it which help them in being a person having positive learning and attitude. Along with this it
is necessary for teacher to develop positive learning environment at school so that students or
children feel comfortable as well as happy this will help them in being an individual having
positive attitude (Robertson , 2018). Moreover in order to develop and maintain respective
environment it is necessary for teacher and parents to remove negative verbiage from dialogues
of students because through it children get motivated as well as encouraged to conduct each and
every things in effective manner. Through this children able to develop effective as well as
positive future, by removing all barriers. This will also develop habit and attitude of I Can do it
by avoiding I can’t do it. In addition to this most effective technique for developing positive
attitude in children or students and it is used by all teacher is reward and benefit system. Through
this children get encouraged to conduct a particular things or activity in effective manner which
leads t positive attitude.
 To assess the effect of teacher and student interaction and motivation for learning.
As per the view point of Esther Maison, 2017, in a school or college it is essential to develop
as well as maintain positive interaction among teachers and students because through it they able
to leads to positive environment (THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE TEACHER-
STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN CLASSROOMS, 2019). If it is not develop, it will leads to
situation according to which teacher as well as students didn’t believe as well as communicate
with each other in effective manner. So it is necessary to develop positive and effective
environment because through they able to enhance skills and abilities related to society as well s
academically (Hamre, Hatfield and Jamil, 2014). There are various benefits which are faced by
teacher as well as children when they conduct proper relationship with each other such as it will
leads to enhancement in academic and social skills. Moreover there are several tools which are
adopted by leader in order to enhance their skills as well as abilities such as they can effectively
communicate with students, understand issues and many more.

Methodology
It is define as a methods and techniques which are adopted by researcher in order to
collect data as well as information’s in effective manner related to the topics selected by project
manager (Van , Verhulst and Tiemeier, 2012). In respective of respective research methods used
by researcher are given below:-
Research onion: It explains the phases that need to be addressed when designing a study
approach. If viewed from outside, each layer of the onion describes a more precise phase of the
research process. Its effectiveness lies in its adaptability to almost any type of research
methodology and can be used in a variety of situation.
Research approach
There are generally two types of research approaches i.e. deductive as well as inductive.
In respect of respective project researcher adopt secondary method for collecting data and
information in effective manner (Hartley, Frank and Goldenson, 2013).

Research design
A research design is a conceptual framework for conducting research. It is a blueprint for
collecting, measuring and analyzing data (McGrath and Van , 2015). Research designs deal with
the What, Where, When and How of an inquiry. Thus, Research Designs have a critical and
directive role to play in the research process.
Data Collection process
It is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an
established systematic fashion, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate
outcomes. So is collected from a variety of source and facts, like the census records, World
Bank, WHO, economic surveys and sample registration system (Hamre, Hatfield and Jamil,
2014).
 Primary research: Primary Research is described as a methodology that researchers use
to obtain information immediately, rather than relying on information gathered from the
previous study (Gottman, Katz and Hooven, 2013). Primary Research is conducted
exclusively to tackle a certain issue, which needs in-depth evaluation. By undertaking
primary research, organization gathers and evaluates information to achieve outcomes
and findings.
 Secondary research: It is used on earlier finished studies and applying the outcomes to
own condition. These surveys are simple enough to discover via an internet search or by
investigating marketing publications and are generally accessible or small price upside
down (Bernedo, Salas and Fuentes, 2012). Secondary research provides a basis on which
to construct.
Research Methods
The method used to gather information and data for the intent of creating company choices.
The methodology may include publishing studies, interviews, polls and other study methods and
may include both current and historical data. There are four major kinds of quantitative study
models: Descriptive, Correlative, Quasi-experimental and Liner.
 Qualitative data: Qualitative Data can be observed and recorded. This sort of data is of a
non-numerical nature. This type of data is gathered through observation techniques, one-

to-one interviews, focus groups and comparable techniques (Bridges, 2017). Qualitative
Data is also regarded as categorical data. Data that can be categorically organized
depending on a thing or phenomenon’s characteristics.
 Quantitative data: Quantitative Data makes measuring various parameters controllable
due to the ease of mathematical derivations they come with. Provided, Quantitative Data
is generally gathered for statistical analysis using surveys, pools or questionnaires sent to
a particular segment of a population (Robin , Gosh and Kishahk , 2015). The outcomes
obtained can be created across a population.
Data analysis
It is define as a method which is used by research in order to analysis and evaluate data
and information for that they can adopt graph, data, written documents, charts and many more. In
respect of respective research project manger adopts data and graphs (Hamre, Hatfield and Jamil,
2014).
Ethical issues
It is consider as one of most essential document while conducting research. This is
generally mandatory obligations which are unwritten on a researcher of a project or research and
he/ she has to follow it during working on research (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill , 2014).
According to ethical issues project manger of a research didn’t disclose any information related
to study to another expect academic employees. All data and information collected by research
are highly confidential and when they complete their research they have to destroy all
information and data.
Limitation of the research
When a researcher conducts research they go through various issues and challenges
which seems as a limitation for research outcome (Crowther and Lancaster , 2016)(Robertson ,
2018). So while conduct respective research project manager go through several research
limitation such as respondents not interact and answer properly due to which researcher not able
to get project outcome according to its set standard. Along with this there are other limitation
faces by respective person such as there are few secondary data like books, novels, articles,

newspaper and many more are available on respective topic as well as they also face issues
related to lack of time and money.
Conclusion
By evaluating above mentioned topics it can be summarized that it is essential for teacher
and family to understand issues as well as behavior of children. This is so because through it they
able to treat them effective which make them feel motivated and connected toward others. Along
with this in respective respect teacher plays an essential role because children learn many things
from its teacher like how to behave, gain knowledge, get writing skills and so on. So it is
necessary for teacher to interact with their students in order to understand their emotions as well
as behavior towards others peoples.
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