Unit III Understanding Pupils/Students

Unit III Understanding Pupils/Students

Factors influencing Behavior

• Abilities

  
  

• Gender

  
  

• Race and Culture

  
  

• Attributes (genes)

  
  

• Attitude

Parental Style of Parents

• Authoritative 

• Authoritarian   

• Indulgent

• Neglectful     

Authoritative

Discussion of expectations, Freedom of expression, Consideration of opinion

Authoritarian                

Conformity to rules without questioning, Communication, Parents’ expectation 

Indulgent                  

Freedom, Low expectations

Neglectful                 

Few demands from parents, No rules in the family

“If You are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”

– Chinese Proverb