A study of the Emotional Intelligence (EI) of B.ED. teacher trainees

Abstract

Different professions require different levels of emotional intelligence. But the professions like teaching in which interacting with people is a must, require a high level of emotional intelligence. Teacher trainees who want to become a teacher must have a high emotional intelligence as they have to continuously interact with the students, colleagues, principals, parents etc. and have to meet the challenges of their professional lives. The present study examines the levels of emotional intelligence of B.Ed. teacher trainees, also emotional intelligence assessed with respect to their personal factors. A sample of 477 B.Ed students studying in the colleges affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi was taken up for the study. A standardized tool of emotional intelligence developed by S. K. Mangal and Shubhra Mangal (2012) was used and data were analysed through descriptive statistics. The results indicated that majority of B.Ed teacher trainees have above average emotional intelligence, in relation to personal factors, Gender has significant, but medium of language and education streams have insignificant influence on emotional intelligence of B.Ed teacher trainees.