Investigating the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Different Dimensions of Classroom Management Approaches of College Teachers

ge-newline"> This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ emotional intelligence anddifferent dimensions of classroom management approaches (instructionalmanagement, Behavior management) among college teachers to understand whetherthere is a significant relationship between them or not. The sample of the study was۳۳۲ college teachers working at Azad university of Fars province. The data werecollected by administering two types of questionnaires, such as “The EmotionalIntelligence Scale”, and the “Behavior and Instructional Management Scale”. PearsonCorrelation model was used in this study. The results show that there is a significantrelationship between the college teachers’ EI levels and their classroom managementapproaches. In other words, a positive and significant relationship was observedbetween EI and two types of classroom management. However, the relationshipbetween EI and Behavior management appeared to be more significant. High EIentails better classroom management and better instructional classroom management.

Keywords:

emotional intelligence , Instructional management , Behavior management , College teachers