Considering Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Competency for Lesotho Secondary School Principals

Autor/in	Sepiriti, Sepiriti
Titel	Considering Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Competency for Lesotho Secondary School Principals
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Management, 6 (2023) 1, S.1-13 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sepiriti, Sepiriti)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Emotional Intelligence; Leadership Qualities; Secondary Schools; Principals; Transformational Leadership; Parents; Secondary School Teachers; Leadership Effectiveness; Lesotho + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Emotionale Intelligenz; Führungseigenschaft; Sekundarschule; Principal; Schulleiter; Eltern; Führungseffizienz
Abstract	As an educationist over the years, I have experienced principals' outburst and their tendency to make a scene out of seemly minor issues that could have been addressed with little modesty. This behaviour has led to an uproar amongst parents, teachers and learners about the school principals' insensitiveness which is attributed to lack of emotional intelligence (EI) competency. The study is underpinned by the transformational leadership theory which aims at pioneering change of attitude in school leadership so that different educational actors could be influenced to achieve the school and overall educational objectives. This qualitative study generated data from five (5) conveniently selected secondary school principals, five (5) parents and five (5) teachers using semi-structured interviews. Using thematic analysis method, the study revealed that principals with EI are able to enhance school performance and satisfy parents. Thus, the study revealed that EI is useful in establishing and maintaining good relationships with different school stakeholders. It is fundamental in managing conflicts in schools and facilitates constructive management of any stressful situations. The study further revealed that principals could acquire this skill through self-enrichment and induction initiatives by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). It is recommended that before principals are appointed, they should be subjected to multiple aptitude tests to evaluate their knowledge and competencies. Furthermore MoET through its experts should continually induct principals on EI aspects. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01