ERIC Number: EJ1024398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-2434
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Investigating Trait Emotional Intelligence among School Leaders: Demonstrating a Useful Self-Assessment Approach
Benson, Robert; Fearon, Colm; McLaughlin, Heather; Garratt, Sara
School Leadership & Management, v34 n2 p201-222 2014
An exploratory study of two grammar schools in the South East of England is used to justify and demonstrate a self-assessed approach that investigates "trait" emotional intelligence (EI) among school leaders. First, the theoretical underpinnings of "ability" and "trait" EI approaches are critically compared based on recent relevant literature. Then the results from TEIQue-SF, a self-evaluation questionnaire, are presented and discussed. Finally, notwithstanding limitations of the study and the approach taken, we suggest that with further empirical research, a refined and usable self-assessed approach could be a useful way for practitioners to evaluate trait EI among school leaders in the future.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Emotional Intelligence, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Questionnaires, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness, School Effectiveness, Personality Traits, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Administrators, Semi Structured Interviews, Reliability, Gender Differences, Administrator Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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