Parents’ and teachers’ perspectives on EQ training in schools: Implications for practice

Pages: 195-197
Radhika Soundararajan (Education Department, Saveetha University, Chennai)

Emotional intelligence (EI) is internal composure, which makes objectivity possible. EI is the answer to most of the painful issues that we are grappling with. This investigation explores the importance of EI, the skills hypothesized to contribute to the general well being of the individual in their social, emotional, and intellectual areas. The objective of the present investigation is to assess the awareness of the concept of EQ among school teachers (N=40), working (N= 34) and non-working (N=31) mothers and their perspectives regarding the need for EI training program as part of the curriculum; the age at which training should begin; and the necessity for specialized personnel to do the job was investigated with the help of a structured interview which allowed clarifications from people who were more eager to respond. Some of the commonalities and differences between the two groups are discussed