A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LOCUS OF CONTROL AND PERCEIVED SELF EFFICACY OF TEACHERS UNDER TRAINING AND TEACHERS IN SERVICE

Abstract

The present study deals with the emotional intelligence of the teachers under training and teachers in service in relation to their locus of control and perceived self-efficacy. The main objective of the study was to measure the emotional intelligence, locus of control and self-efficacy of the teachers whether they were undergoing training or they were serving in different schools and also to find out the significant differences on these psychological variable between these two types of teachers as well as their gender (male and female teachers). It was also the aim of the present study to establish the relationship between the emotional intelligence and the internal and external locus of control of the teachers under training as well as teachers in service and also to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and the perceived self-efficacy of these two types of teachers. An attempt was also made to know the significant differences on different aspects and components of emotional intelligence between the teachers with internal and external locus of control as well as with those of high, average and low self-efficacy. newline In order to accomplish these objectives, the hypothesis framed for this study were that newline1. There is no significant differences between male and female teachers of under training and in service on emotional intelligence. newline2. There is no significant differences between male and female teachers of under training and in service on locus of control. newline3. There is no significant differences between male and female teachers of under training and in service on self-efficacy. newline4. There is no significant differences between teachers under training and teachers in service on emotional intelligence. newline5. There is no significant differences between teachers under newlinetraining and teachers in service on locus of control. newline6. There is no significant differences between teachers under newlinetraining and teachers in service on perceived self-efficacy. newline7. There is no significant differences on emotional intelligence