Rate of Emotional Intelligence in Different Educational Stages: A Comparative Study

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare principal's emotional intelligence in different educational stages. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a relatively nascent construct that has attracted considerable interest in both the empirical and popular management literature. This research is done by descriptive approach that the target population considered all the principals of region one of the Ministry of Education and Training in Sari. The sample included 140 principals (69 men and 71 women) that were selected by using Krejcie and Morgan's table. Participating principals provided information about their EI and their demographic characteristics by completing the Travis Bradbery and Jean Geaves ' Emotional Intelligence questionnaire. Based on the results, there were no differences in Principal's emotional intelligence in different stages, there were any differences in Principal's emotional intelligence with different managerial experiences and there were differences in Principal's emotional intelligence with respect to their gender (men and women).Emotional Intelligence is a significant predictor of successful school administration. Specifically, the results of the present study suggest that professional development programs would be wise to focus on promoting or developing EI. Key words: Emotional Intelligence Ministry of Education and Training Principals INTRODUCTION actions and to promote emotional and intellectual Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize emotional intelligence is predictive of the likelihood an