GENDER DIFFERENCE IN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

The present paper is aimed to examine the gender difference in emotional intelligence of prospective teachers. . A sample of 44 B.Ed. teacher trainees selected randomly from Doon International college of Education, Sirmour for the present study. The researchers used Mangal emotional intelligence Scale to measure emotional intelligence of B.Ed. teacher trainees. Data collected were analyzed statistically by t test. The findings of the study revealed that there is no gender difference in emotional intelligence of prospective teachers.