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Emotional Intelligence of Teachers in Higher Education: Stress Coping Strategies, Social Self-efficacy, and Decision-Making Styles

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Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’23)

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This article discusses the significance of emotional intelligence (EI) in the professional development of teachers and the function that it plays in that development. The purpose of this paper is to explain the relationship between EI and three important factors named Stress Coping Strategies, Social Self-efficacy, and Decision-Making Styles among higher education teachers and its impact on teaching quality. It proposes a conceptual model for improving teaching equality by improving workplace social interactions, decision-making and reducing teacher attrition rates. This article also examines some prior research studies on emotional intelligence and the three above mentioned variables that contribute to the formation of the conceptual framework. Domain knowledge in this area can improve teaching quality by reducing teacher attrition rates through better stress coping, better decision-making in the classroom, and improved morale from better social self-efficacy. This study also provides justification for considering EI as an assessable component during the teacher recruitment process.

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  1. Kent Institute Australia, Sydney, Australia

    Mahshid Lonbani & Joane Jonathan

  2. Study Group Australia, Darlinghurst, Australia

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  3. Expert Education and Visa Services, Sydney, Australia

    Pradeep Khanal

  4. Queensland International Business Academy (QIBA), Brisbane, Australia

    Sanjeev Sharma

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Lonbani, M., Morimoto, S., Jonathan, J., Khanal, P., Sharma, S. (2023). Emotional Intelligence of Teachers in Higher Education: Stress Coping Strategies, Social Self-efficacy, and Decision-Making Styles. In: Daimi, K., Al Sadoon, A. (eds) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’23). Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 721. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35308-6_30

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