Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent

Reuven Bar-On, J.G. Maree, Maurice Jesse Elias, Reuven Bar-On, J.G. Maree, Maurice Jesse Elias

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN:
  9780275993634
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781573569620
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Daniel Goleman, the literary catalyst for worldwide interest in emotional intelligence, sets the stage for this groundbreaking book in his foreword explaining its landmark importance. People can be educated to be more emotionally intelligent, and this particular type of education takes place through a specific type of parenting at home, formal education at school, and training and coaching at work. As a result of this education, extensively described in this comprehensive book, people's lives can be improved; they can become more effective, productive and content in what they do. Some of the best known researchers, professors and practitioners worldwide team up in this work to recognize and reflect the rapidly growing global interest in scientifically-based applications of emotional intelligence in education, to show readers the diverse applications of EI, and to guide them in applying what is known about this topic. The breadth of coverage, array of experts, international scope and clear, practical tone of this book will appeal to parents, educators, psychologists, counselors, trainers, and corporate coaches, mental health and human resource practitioners and healthcare providers.

Parents and educators need to perform their caregiving roles and teach with emotional intelligence if children are to develop the skills and discernment needed to cope with the complexities of an increasingly globalized world. Workplaces that apply emotional intelligence are more pleasant places in which to work, provide a more fulfilling experience for employees and are, in the end, more productive organizations. Emotional intelligence can be developed by most individuals to increase performance in many areas of life. And a growing body of evidence indicates EI skills may improve physical health, as well as mental health. This book will become a benchmark for future researchers and practitioners.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• What This Book Is About
• Chapter 1: How Important Is It to Educate People to be Emotionally Intelligent, and Can It Be Done?
• Chapter 2: The Development of Emotional Competence: Pathways for Helping Children to Become Emotionally Intelligent
• Chapter 3: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting
• Chapter 4: School-Family Partnerships to Enhance Children’s Social, Emotional and Academic Learning
• Chapter 5: The Social, Emotional and Academic Education of Children: Theories, Goals, Methods and Assessments
• Chapter 6: School Practices to Build Social-Emotional Competence as the Foundation of Academic and Life Success
• Chapter 7: The Comer School Development Program: A Pioneering Approach to Improving Social, Emotional and Academic Competence
• Chapter 8: The Self-Science Approach to Social-Emotional Learning
• Chapter 9: Creating an Emotionally Intelligent School District: A Skills-Based Approach
• Chapter 10: First Steps in Developing a Community-Based Teacher Training Program Designed to Educate Children to Be Emotionally Intelligent
• Chapter 11: Developing Emotional Intelligence Through Coaching for Leadership, Professional and Occupational Excellence
• Chapter 12: The Practice of Emotional Intelligence Coaching in Organizations: A Hands-On Guide to Successful Outcomes
• Chapter 13: Coaching Executives to Enhance Emotional Intelligence and Increase Productivity
• Chapter 14: Emotional Competence Development and the Bottom Line: Lessons from American Express Financial Advisors
• Chapter 15: Applying Emotional Intelligence in Understanding and Treating Physical and Psychological Disorders: What We Have Learned from Alexithymia
• Chapter 16: Applying Emotional Intelligence in Treating Individuals with Severe Psychiatric Disorder: A Psychotherapeutic Model for Educating People to be Emotionally Intelligent
• Chapter 17: Assessing Emotional Intelligence in Children: A Review of Existing Measures of Emotional and Social Competence
• Chapter 18: Assessing Emotional Intelligence in Adults: A Review of the Most Popular Measures
• Chapter 19: The Anatomy of Emotional Intelligence and Implications for Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent
• Chapter 20: Integrative Summary
• Index