A comparative study of emotional intelligence among secondary school teachers

Abstract

This research paper is an attempt to study and compare the Emotional Intelligence of teachers working in different Government, Private, and Denominational Secondary Schools. The sample consists of (600) secondary school teachers selected from various districts of the Kashmir division of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) developed by Mehta and Sing (2013) was used to collect data. Analysis was done by using statistical techniques like Mean, Standard Deviation, and ANOVA. Key research findings revealed that there is a significant difference among secondary school teachers on overall scores of Emotional Intelligence. A significant difference was found in the