The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence Components and Teachers' Career Progression

This research aimed at studying the relationship between emotional intelligence components and teachers’ professional progression. The research method was correlational and the statistical population was consisted of 8156 teachers of the first period of secondary school in Tehran, in the academic year 2017-18. By Multi-stage cluster sampling method, all the teachers of girls and boys high schools in the districts of 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 16 and 18, were chosen. According to Morgan's table, the sample size was considered to be 400, and the data were collected through questionnaire emotional intelligence Sheering (1995) and career advancement Queen Dom (2005). Results showed direct effect of emotional intelligence on career advancement was positive and meaningful. Direct effects of emotional intelligence components, including self-awareness, empathy, self-management and social skills, were also positive and significant. So, to explain these results, we can point out the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace. According to these findings, the implementation of interventions such as emotional intelligence training in teachers can increase their career advancement.