Emotional Intelligence of Prospective Teachers With Reference To Certain Biographical Factors

Abstract

The present research was conducted on prospective teachers to analyze their Emotional Intelligence in relation to Gender, Caste and SES. For the purpose a sample of 300 (150 male and 150 female) prospective teachers was selected from the B.Ed. Colleges affiliated to Bundelkhand University, Jhansi by using semiprobability sampling techniques. Emotional Intelligence Test constructed by K.S. Mishra and self-made General Information sheet were used to collect the data. Results revealed that the there is a significant difference in the mean of emotional intelligence scores of the male and female prospective teachers. The prospective teachers belong to GEN category scored high on emotional intelligence scale as compared to the OBC & SC prospective teachers. The levels of SES of prospective teachers do not cause significant variation in emotional intelligence.