Teaching versus training emotional intelligence

Teaching with Emotional Intelligence in Higher Education

In the contemporary era, the poignant reality of our education system especially at higher level is that resources are ample but quality has taken a rain check. Building positive character of learners develops the foundation of healthy and prosperous society. Students have to be taught the ability to read emotions self and of others. This responsibility lies on the shoulders of teachers who are...

Emotional Intelligence & Team Performance: Does Training Matter?

Embedding emotional intelligence into military training contexts

Even the most junior Warfighters must effectively interact and negotiate with locals from communities that do not share their religious beliefs, social perspectives or customs. These cultural differences introduce a layer of uncertainty into chaotic operational contexts that are marked by moments of intense stress, and often contribute to strong emotional responses such as anxiety or anger. Unc...

Perspective: Can emotional intelligence training serve as an alternative approach to teaching professionalism to residents?

Of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's six general competencies, professionalism has posed the greatest challenges for medical educators to define and teach. Currently, professionalism is largely taught experientially through role modeling, which has many shortcomings as a sole teaching strategy. Namely, role modeling does not involve an explicit curriculum, the skill is ...

The effect of emotional intelligence training on employed nurses

Background and Purpose: Nurses are frequently exposed to anxiety-related problems. In fact, anxiety and stress can negatively affect nurses’ mental health and performance. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence training on employed nurses in Sabzevar, Iran in 2014. Methods: In this experimental trial, 135 nurses working in Sabzevar h...