Investigating the components of emotional intelligence in the social studies curriculum with emphasis on the problem-oriented approach

The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of emotional intelligence in the social studies curriculum with emphasis on the problem-oriented approach. The approach of the research was applied in terms of objective and qualitative in terms of implementation method of inductive content analysis.The research community included social studies books of elementary school (3rd to 6th grade) in the academic year of 1400-1401, which were selected as samples due to the nature of the subject of the books of all grades.To validate the accuracy of the data, the researcher's self-review method and rich data description were used, and for data reliability, a simultaneous review was used. Content analysis checklist was also used to collect and analyze data. The findings of this study included 5 main categories, 20 sub-categories, etc. The main categories of social skills (altruism, participation, citizenship rights, friendship, activism), self-awareness (spiritualism, nature, creativity), Self-regulation (decision-making, management, skills development, thinking, leadership), empathy (value-oriented, perceptible, behavioral originality, Patternability) and motivation (purposefulness, semantics, Enhancing knowledge) were identified. The results showed that the application of concepts and activities related to emotional intelligence in order to institutionalize desirable practices in the personal life of students and extend it to activities that benefit the community.