[[alternative]]A Study on the Emotional Intelligence with Leadership Behavior of Public Secondary School Principals

[[abstract]]The purpose of this research is targeted on the secondary school principals and leadership types about the change of variables in these three factors: EQ levels, leadership types and the relationship setweea EQ levels and leadership types of the secondary school principals. Surveys were conducted to collect data for this research. Principals and teachers from public vocational, high and middle schools (excluding surrounding islands), are the research population, In which 20 high school, 11 vocational school, and 84 middle schools were selected by a stratified random sampling From every school, a principal and eight teachers were selected as sampling. There were 658 resrondants of 1035 sampling return.and the respone rate was 64 percent Upon eliminating surveys with non applicable answers, 612 surveys were used for the research. The reserch date colllected by two questionairs one is “The Emotional Intelligence Measuremant”which responsed by 68 principals another is “The Oescription of principal’s Leadership” which responsed by 544 teachers Data were analyzed by factor analysis, relaiability analysis, Frequency distribution, t-test, Single-Factor ANOVA, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation The main results were descripted as following: 1. Secondary school principal with different blood types perform differently on their EQ performance. Type O > Type B > Type AB > Type A. Secondary school principals with blood type O have the highest rating in emotional intelligence than other blood types while blood type A receiving the lowest rating. 2. Secondary school principals with different number of children show variation in EQ performance. 2 children > 3 children or higher > no child > 1 child. Therefore, secondary school principals with 2 children have the highest rating in EQ than others. Secondary school principals with only 1 child rate the lowest in EQ. 3. Principals in different school settings rate differently in emotional intelligence 4. Principals with different gender show different performance rating in guidance leadership. More male principals show guidance leadership than female principals. 5. Secondary school principals with different blood types show performance differences in supportive leadership. 6. Secondary school principals with different blood type show performance differences in involved leadership 7. Secondary school principals with different number of children show performance differences in involved leadership.. 8. Secondary school principals with different years of experience show performance differences in supportive leadership. 9. Secondary school principals in different school settings show performance differences in guidance leadership. 10. Secondary school principals in different school settings show performance differences in involved leadership.. 11. Secondary school principals’ emotional intelligence directly correlate with leadership behaviors. emotional intelligence show the most correlation in involved leadership behavior. Principals with high emotional intelligence will more likely to show involved leadership behavior. The result of this study can be used as a reference to secondary school principals, staff, and other related personals. The suggestions from this study will elevate principals’ emotional intelligence channel principal’s leadership behavior, and elevate school performance.