scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence and Workplace Conflict Resolution: The Case of Secondary Education Teachers in Greece

Author(s):  
Michalis Skordoulis ◽  
Marios Koukounaras Liagkis ◽  
Georgios Sidiropoulos ◽  
Dimitrios Drosos

The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and conflict resolution among secondary education teachers in Greece. The research sample consists of 130 high schools’ teachers in Greece. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, concerning teachers’ working environment, their behavior during workplace conflicts as well as their emotional intelligence and were analyzed using descriptive and inductive statistics. The statistical analyses have revealed that the main reason for workplace conflicts in secondary schools is the existence of informal groups. In addition, emotional intelligence seem to have a direct relationship with conflict resolution styles, while a negative relationship between emotional intelligence and the frequency of involvement in workplace conflicts is observed. Furthermore, it was found that holding a position of responsibility does not play a significant role in conflict resolution style adoption. The research results show that the solution-oriented method is the most popular amongst the other conflict resolution styles. Last, it was found that the average score of emotional intelligence among the respondents was high.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Md. Kamrul Islam ◽  
Rezaul Karim

Conflict is one of the major organizational phenomena. Where there is an employee involvement, conflict is obvious to occur. Workplace conflicts happen everywhere and ignoring them can be costly. The objectives of this research are to identify the causes and effects of workplace conflicts and also forecast the ways for the prevention of the occurrence of conflicts in future. A survey was carried out in this regard among the employees of Midland Bank Ltd., Dhanmondi Branch. According to the survey we found that it is the employees’ behavior that causes conflicts in organization. Majority of the participants in the survey agreed that the main causes of workplace conflict are the negative criticism & gossip, denying personal mistakes, jealousy, and moral corruption and using abusive language. The effects that workplace conflicts have in this organization are broken relationship (top most reason), instability and insecurity, loss of commitment to work, voluntary resignation etc. It is recommended that bank should introduce a formal system of information dissemination, manager should learn to practice delegation of authority and there should be adequate interaction and dialogue in conflict resolution.


Author(s):  
Αντώνιος Δελλατόλας

Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι να ερευνήσει και να αποδείξει τη σχέση ανάμεσα στις προσωπικές ικανότητες (αυτοέλεγχο και αυτορρύθμιση συναισθημάτων) και τις συνιστώσες της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης (κοινωνικές δεξιότητες, κίνητρο και ενσυναίσθηση) και της μετασχηματιστικής ηγεσίας, όταν και όπως εκφράζονται από τους καθηγητές/τριες στα Ελληνικά σχολεία - οργανώσεις της δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην περιοχή της Δυτικής Ελλάδας. Μετά από την θεωρητική θεμελίωση αποδεικνύεται μέσα από την εμπειρική έρευνα (τα αποτελέσματα προέκυψαν από την επεξεργασία 226 ερωτηματολογίων που απαντήθηκαν από μαθητές των Λυκείων της παραπάνω περιοχής) ότι οι διαστάσεις της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης συνδέονται έντονα θετικά με τη μετασχηματιστική ηγεσία των καθηγητών-ηγετών στην ομάδα-τάξη που διδάσκουν – ηγούνται .


2019 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Carmen Martínez-Monteagudo ◽  
Cándido J. Inglés ◽  
Lucía Granados ◽  
David Aparisi ◽  
José Manuel García-Fernández

Author(s):  
Susana Olmos Migueláñez ◽  
Eva María Torrecilla Sánchez ◽  
María José Rodríguez Conde

RESUMEN La formación permanente del profesorado es un factor clave en la calidad educativa. El desarrollo de programas eficaces parte de la consideración de condicionantes internos y externos en el diseño del mismo. En ese sentido, diseñar procesos de formación permanente supone tener en cuenta factores diversos, que encaminan un resultado favorable en la adquisición de competencias en los participantes. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo aportar un programa válido para la adquisición de competencias en resolución de conflictos. Para comprobar si realmente se ha conseguido el objetivo de partida, se presentan los resultados derivados del diseño, implementación y evaluación de un programa de resolución de conflictos “Conflictos en positivo. C-Talco”. Metodológicamente, se plantea un estudio pre-experimental con medida pre-postest sin grupo control. La variable conflicto, es medida en los tres componentes que la configuran: saber, saber hacer y saber ser-estar, ligado cada uno de ellos a un instrumento de medida ajustado a las características concretas del componente. La muestra está configurada por 34 docentes de educación secundaria de la provincia de Salamanca (18 de centro público y 16 de centro privado-concertado). Los análisis estadísticos de contraste de hipótesis y medidas repetidas avalan la efectividad del programa en niveles similares para ambos grupos de docentes. Por este motivo, se concluye que el programa es eficaz en la adquisición de la competencia estudiada. En definitiva, se presenta un programa formativo de calidad que favorece la adquisición y mejora de nuevas competencias profesionales centradas en el ámbito de la resolución de conflictos para docentes de educación secundaria[1].ABSTRACT  In-service teacher training is a key factor in educational quality. The development of effective programmes starts with the consideration of internal and external determinants during their design. In this sense, designing in-service training processes involves taking into account diverse factors, which foster a favourable acquisition of skills on the part of participants. In this research work, we aim to present a valid programme for the acquisition of skills related to conflict resolution. In order to verify whether we actually achieved our starting goal, we present the results derived from the design, implementation and evaluation of the conflict resolution programme “Conflictos en positivo. C-Talco”. The methodology design used is pre-experimental, with pretest posttest measures without a control group. The three components of the variable conflict are measured: to know, to know how to do and to know how to be. Each one has an instrument adapted to the specific characteristics of each component. The sample is composed of 34 secondary education teachers from the province of Salamanca (18 from public schools and 16 from publicly funded private schools). The statistical analysis of hypothesis testing and repeated measurements support the programme’s effectiveness at similar levels for both groups of teachers. For this reason, we conclude that the programme is effective for the acquisition of the studied skill. To sum up, we present a quality training programme that fosters the acquisition and enhancement of new professional skills focused on the field of conflict resolution for secondary education teachers.


Author(s):  
Margarita Gutiérrez-Moret ◽  
Raquel Ibáñez-Martinez ◽  
Remedios Aguilar-Moya ◽  
Antonio Vidal-Infer

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