Abstract:

Education is the complete development of individuality of the students. The teachers play a significant role in their goal. Emotionally Intelligent teachers help their students with Motivation, Innovation, Performance, Effective use of time, Improved Leadership Qualities and Team Work . Successful teacher is largely one who can handle his or her negative feelings in an authentic, real and healthy way. The present study aims at studying the level of Emotional Intelligence of the teachers at high school level in Dindigul District. The size of the sample for the study consisted of 300 teachers selected from high schools in Dindigul District. The overall finding of this study was when compared with male and female teachers are lack in only one specific Emotional Intelligence area that is they are always think about their home problems in their work place.

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