An investigation of school principals’ emotional intelligence and its relationship to their demographic characteristics

Subject Areas : Educational Science

ramezan  hasanzadeh ¹ (دانشیار گروه روان شناسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی ساری)
morteza  sadati ² (کارشناس ارشد مدیریت آموزشی)

Received: 2015-12-30 Accepted : 2015-12-30 Published : 2009-10-23

Keywords: gender, Emotional intelligence, Management, School Principals, Demographic characteristics,

Abstract :

The present study is an attempt to investigate the effect of school principals’ gender, expertise, and emotional intelligence. It investigates the degree of school principals’ emotional intelligence at different grades(primary school, guidance school, high school) and its relationship to their demographic characteristics. The research method is descriptive. Of the population of ascool principals in Sari, a stratified random sample of 140 was selected according to Kergesy Morgan table.  To gather data, a questionnaire was used. It was comprised of two parts: demographic characteristics part and emotional intelligence part. The results showed: 1. The degree of school principals’ emotional intelligence at different grades was not different. 2. The school principals’ emotional intelligence with different years of experience was not different. 3. Emotional intelligence is different in male and female principals. 4. Emotional intelligence is different in expert and non-expert principals. 5. Emotional intelligence is not different among principals with different university degrees. 6. Emotional intelligence is not different among principals belonging to different age groups. Based on the study, it can be concluded that emotional intelligence is one of the essential factors of management and leadership. Training, expertise and emotional intelligence training courses will be helpful in its effective application.