¿Se perciben con inteligencia emocional los docentes? Posibles consecuencias sobre la calidad educativa

Authors

Raquel Palomera MartínSalto de línea Universidad de Cantabria.Salto de línea Salto de línea Paloma Gil-Olarte MárquezSalto de línea Becaria de Personal Docente Investigador. Consejería Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa. Junta de Andalucía. Universidad de Cádiz.Salto de línea Salto de línea Marc A. BrackettSalto de línea Yale University.

Abstract

Do teachers perceive themselves as emotionally intelligent? Possible consequences on quality in educationSalto de línea Salto de línea Due to the increase in the demand of emotional intelligence programmes in schools and given the relevance of the role of teachers in their implementation, the objective of our study has been to analyse the perception, not only of practising teachers but also of future teachers (N=121) regarding their own emotional abilities (TMMS, Salovey, Mayer, Goldman,Turvey and Palafai, 1995).We have observed certain differences concerning age, sex and the professional experience of teachers. Results point out that women perceive themselves as more capable to deal with emotions whereas young teachers and students of Education understand better their own emotions. Older teachers are more easily able to restore their emotions via activating a set of strategies. Possible interpretations and consequences of these results are then discussed.

Keywords

Intelligence, emotions, knowledge, experience, professional success.