Greek teachers’ Perceptions Toward Emotional Intelligence and Soft Skills
Abstract
The aim of present research paper is to evaluate Greek teachers’ attitudes towards Emotional Intelligence and Soft skills through multidimensional statistical analysis. A sample of 185 Greek teachers participated in the study. The study used an instrument named TEIQue-SF (Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form) that is a five-point Likert scale. The scale consisted of five conceptual constructs named Well-being Self-control Emotionality Sociability General items of Greek teachers’ attitudes toward Soft Skills were evaluated by a scale of 15 items referring to Communication Skills, Teamwork, Problem-solving, Time management, Critical thinking, Decision-making, Organizational Skills, Stress management, Adaptability, Conflict management, Leadership abilities, Creativity, Resourcefulness, Persuasion and Openness to criticism of a five-point Likert scale. The results demonstrated that Greek teachers’ perceptions reveal among others strong correlations between Emotional Intelligence and Soft Skills, Soft Skills and Emotionality, Soft Skills and Sociability, Soft Skills and Well-being and Emotional Intelligence and General items of EI.