Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Attitude Towards Profession, Work Discipline, and the Teacher Performance in Early Childhood Education in North Banjarmasin District Banjarmasin City

Abstract

Teachers with low emotional intelligence, lack of attitude toward profession, and low work discipline may cause low teacher performance. In this qualitative study, there was 114 population with assigned samples as many as 68 respondents consist of a teacher who has worked for 5 years or more. The conclusion of this study showed that 1) there was a direct relationship between emotional intelligence and teacher’s performance, 2) there was a direct relationship between attitude towards profession and teacher’s performance, 3) there was a direct relationship between work discipline and teacher’s performance, 4) there was a direct relationship between emotional intelligence and work discipline, 5) there was a direct relationship between attitude towards profession and discipline, 6) there was an indirect relationship between emotional intelligence and performance through work discipline, 7) there was no indirect relationship between attitude towards profession through discipline, 8) there was direct relationship between emotional intelligence and attitude towards profession. Recommendation for the continuous improvement of emotional intelligence is that school gives fair assessment, proportional facilities, and wages for honorary teachers.