Abstract
Introduction:: Among the characteristics of an instructor, his communication skills with students are much stronger than other skills. Class management is also one of the most important educational challenges in educational centers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between communication skills and classroom management styles in Behvarzi instructors.
Materials & Methods: : It is a descriptive analytical study that was conducted in 1401 on 124 instructors in 12 Behvarzi education centers. Through Google form and messengers to complete checklists of demographic characteristics and communication skills of Queendom which was confirmed by Hossein Chari (1384) its validity and reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.69) and Wolfgang's class management styles which was conducted by Aali and Amin Yazdi (1384) in the community Iranian validity and reliability were confirmed (Cronbach's alpha = 0.68). The data was analyzed with SPSS26.
Results: The study included 124 instructors with an average age of 45.3 ± 6.3 years (31.5% male, 68.5% female). Classroom management styles were predominantly interactive (83.1%) compared to interventionist (16.9%). Communication skills were high in 75% of instructors, with a notable 25% at an average level. Significantly, listening skill scores differed between interventionist (19.1 ± 2.3) and interactionist (20.4 ± 2.1) groups (p=0.032). The Spearman correlation test showed a weak, negative correlation (r=-0.18, p=0.038) between communication skills and years of service. However, no significant relationships were observed between other communication skills and classroom management styles
Conclusion: Based on the findings, classroom management style (interactive and interventionist) had no significant relationship with other communication skills, except for listening skills. Considering the importance of communication skills of instructors in the training process, it is necessary to pay attention to this in the training programs of instructors teachers.
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