Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Effectiveness of Principals in Ogoja Educational Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria: Implication for Counseling

Emotional intelligence as a predictor of principals’ managerial effectiveness in secondary schools in Ogoja Educational Zone of Cross River State was investigated. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Simple random sampling was used to select 20 principals and 160 teachers and administered Emotional intelligence test and teachers’ questionnaire. Pearson Correlation analysis was used at 0.05 significance level. There was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and managerial effectiveness of principals. Principals with high emotional intelligence scored higher than their counterparts with low emotional intelligence. It was recommended that regular workshops and seminars should be organized to develop or improve the level of emotional intelligence of principals. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Managerial, Effectiveness and Principal DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-27-02 Publication date :September 30 th 2019