The purpose of this quantitative correlational-predictive study was to study if and to what extent emotional intelligence and race, individually and/or combined, predict self-efficacy among teachers teaching online at US-based colleges and universities. The theoretical foundation for this study was based on Salovey and Mayer's 1990 Theory of…

This study aims to examine whether the career adaptation score averages of 1st and 4th-year students studying in different departments of the Faculty of Education differ significantly from the average scores of interest, control, curiosity, and confidence sub-scales aimed at measuring the sources of adaptation compared to the emotional…

This study explored how online students perceived their instructors' emotional intelligence (EI) and its impact on their learning engagement. Using eight EI behaviours of online instructors and a learning engagement instrument, 100 online university students were surveyed regarding their observation of those EI behaviours and their learning…

The development of emotional competence is an important milestone during early childhood. Beyond early experience within the family, the (preschool) classroom is a relevant socialisation context, and both teachers and peers may contribute to children's emotion-related outcomes. Tracking changes in the emotion regulation competence of N = 173…

This study aimed to explore the longitudinal trajectories of teacher burnout and vigour across the school year and whether teacher emotional intelligence (EI) at the beginning of the school year would predict membership in the trajectories. A sample of 311 school teachers (M[subscript age] = 42.40 years ± 9.64 years, aged: 24-61) reported their…

Higher education (HIED) presidents face a wide variety of competing demands and pressures. High emotional intelligence (EI) has been found to be effective in good leadership, but few studies exist which examine HIED presidents' EI. This quantitative growth model study attempted to expand the understanding of EI and its source of change among HIED…

Numerous empirical investigations have explored the contribution of emotional intelligence to academic success. Although these studies have contributed to the literature, most have adopted variable-centric analytic approaches that may mask our understanding of the nuanced association between emotional intelligence, noncognitive factors, and…

Purpose: Grounded in occupational socialization theory, the purpose of this study was to test a conceptual framework for understanding the role of emotional intelligence and resilience in the development of perceived mattering among U.S. physical education teacher education faculty using structural equation modeling. Method: The sample included…

Worldview is often neglected as a dimension of holistic student learning and development in college, yet certain higher education practitioners are deeply committed to supporting students with diverse religious, spiritual, and secular identities. This article explores common characteristics among these "interfaith champions" and how…

This predictive correlational study examined to what extent a relationship exists between the emotional intelligence of the staff in the information technology department's productivity and end-user satisfaction, as well as the quality of work done by those departments. Three universities were sampled for emotional intelligence, work productivity,…

While improving ability to communicate effectively is a given for developing student leadership potential, there are very few systematic frameworks to guide communication skill improvement. Using a model of emotional and social skills derived from research in interpersonal and emotional/nonverbal communication, tools and strategies for both…

This research draws upon a qualitative intrinsic case study methodology to gather perceptions of 15 school leaders in the province of Alberta, Canada, around social and emotional competencies in relation to their own leadership, school culture, and student learning. The premise behind this study is that school leaders who are socially and…

This action research addressed three primary questions: 1) Does developing the EI of school leaders improve staff job satisfaction? 2) Does developing the EI of school leaders enhance the school climate? 3) Does developing the EI of school leaders lead to increased student achievement? Pre- and post-intervention surveys were conducted using the…

Creativity has long been consistently assessed as a fundamental aspect of educational psychology and has been treated with much devotion by scholars. In this study, intricate relationship patterns between creativity, emotional intelligence, and personality traits were examined. The Marmara Creative Thinking Dispositions Scale, Trait Emotional…

Emotion labels can be helpful for creating emotion categories. Russell and Widen (2002) demonstrated the label superiority effect; that is, emotion labels produce a more precise categorization of emotional faces than the corresponding emotional faces. The current study aimed to test the label superiority effect on emotional voices and examined…