ERIC Number: EJ1010936
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 6
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Emotional Intelligence and Cross-Cultural Communication Competence: An Analysis of Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Relationships in a Diverse Classroom
Washington, Melvin C.; Okoro, Ephraim A.; Okoro, Sussie U.
Journal of International Education Research, v9 n3 p241-246 2013
This study discusses the significance of emotional intelligence and intercultural communication competence in globally diverse classroom settings. Specifically, the research shows a correlation between degrees of emotional intelligence and human communication competence (age, gender, and culture). The dataset consists of 364 participants. Nearly six tenths (n = 215; 59.1%) were women. About two-thirds of participants were undergraduate students (n = 243; 66.8%), and one-third were graduate students (n = 121; 33.2%). Further, most respondents were African American (n = 303; 83.2%). The remaining students were of African and Caribbean origin (n = 61; 61.8%). Among the African/Caribbean students, they had the following national origins: Nigerian, 45 students; Jamaican, 5; Ghanaian, 4; Ugandan, 3; Trinidadian, 2; and Liberian, 2. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intercultural Communication, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Gender Differences, Cultural Differences, African American Students, Latin Americans, Student Surveys, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Relationship, Black Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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