Educator Competencies And Demographic Variables Essay

A study on the Relationship between Educator Competencies and Demographic Variables Ms Bindu Gopinath, Research Scholar in Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, and

Dr P K Sundaresan, Research Supervisor in Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Abstract

The study looks into the nature of relationship between Educator Competencies and the Demographic variables of the Educators. Educator competencies are the skills, knowledge and efficiencies required by the educators to discharge their duties most effectively in higher education institutions in the State of Kerala. The basic and most essential competencies are considered for the study. Demographics include age, gender, designation and zone of occupancy. The study measures and

In this study researcher analysed the composition of the sample based on the different demographic variables under consideration . The analysis will help to highlight the different segmentation among the variables which will provide deeper insights for the study.

Relationship between gender and age

Previous research has proven beyond doubt that any perception of the individual is influenced by both gender and age of the respondents. The classification of the sample is provided in the table below :

Gender * Age Cross tabulation

Count

Age Total Below 30 Years 30-35 Years 35 - 40 Years 40-45 Years Above 45 Years gender MALE 34 24 30 42 30 160 FEMALE 26 24 51 29 27 157

Total 60 48 81 71 57 317

The cross tabulation result for variable shows that number of male respondents are more in all the age categories except the age group 35 to 40 years.

Relationship between Gender and Designation

Previous research has proven beyond doubt that any perception of the individual is influenced by both the type of gender . But designation of the respondent can also play an important factor for building the perception for the variables under study. The classification of the sample is provided in the table