What is it about?
The research findings indicated that, the emotional intelligence and political skill of school principals are related to the educational leadership styles they use and to teachers’ job satisfaction. Such a relationship highlights the social skills of principals as an important area for further research.
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Why is it important?
This research provides important feedback to those organizations interested in educational leadership and reform, as it can further illuminate (unknown until now) qualities that an effective school principal must have. The importance of this research and its contribution to science, is illustrated by the fact that this is one of the first research efforts undertaken, which indicates that the emotional and political skills may be factors that shape effective educational leadership styles.
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Educational leaders should be cognizant of the power of how one publicly presents oneself but at the same time realize the dangers involved for their public image, so they need to be characterized by Political Skill. Also School leaders should keep the balance between the outside-school and the inside-school world, where meaningful interactions often include intense feelings and are characterized by an emotional aspect. As though, both Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill play a crucial role in their everyday leadership exercises.
Dr Nikoletta G. Taliadorou
Open University of Cyprus
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This page is a summary of: Examining the role of emotional intelligence and political skill to educational leadership and their effects to teachers’ job satisfaction, Journal of Educational Administration, August 2015, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jea-02-2014-0025.
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