ERIC Number: EJ1251790
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 7
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ISSN: EISSN-2073-7629
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Discovering the Emotional Intelligence Exhibited by Primary School Teachers While Delivering Physical Education in the United Kingdom
Strong, Craig; Hindley, David; Sarkar, Mustafa; Nevill, Mary
International Journal of Emotional Education, v12 n1 p88-94 Apr 2020
It has been claimed that Emotional Intelligence (E.I.) is an integral part of a teacher's skill set (Corcoran & Tormey, 2012) and accordingly those teachers demonstrating a high Emotional Quotient (E.Q.) produce more engaging and motivating lessons (Akhmetova et al., 2014). Primary school teachers require E.I. in order to recognise and control their own emotions, and so that they can positively manage children's emotions. Bar-On (2006) indicated there are many facets of emotions which are experienced by everyone, but some emotions are utilised more frequently due to the age group of learners and the surrounding environment. From a cursory review of existing literature, it is noteworthy that little research has reviewed how specific facets of E.I. are utilised by U.K. teachers while delivering P.E. in primary school. The aims of this study are twofold, first, to measure which facets of E.I. were displayed and utilised by teachers whilst teaching P.E. to different key stages, and second to highlight which emotional skills teachers require in development and training, which may assist them to deliver more motivating P.E. lessons and foster other positive competences such as cognitive skills and self-awareness in children (Kirk, 2006).
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Intelligence, Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Teaching Skills, Self Concept, Emotional Response, Self Management, Interpersonal Competence, Empathy, Altruism, Self Control, Discipline, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Goal Orientation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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