A STUDY OF CORRELATION BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Satisfaction is an essential factor in any profession unless a man is satisfied with his job; it is very difficult for him to carry on his duties honestly and efficiently. Job satisfaction is the result of various attitudes of an employee towards his job. These attitudes are related with specific factors such as salary, service conditions, advancement opportunities and other benefits. In case of job satisfaction of teachers, there are certain other factors also, which are important such as intrinsic aspect, and rappot with students. Teachers are a role model for students on how to regulate emotions appropriately in the classroom. Teaching is an emotional practice which involves emotional relationship, emotional understanding and emotional labor. Hence in the present research, the researcher aimed to study and correlate the emotional intelligence and job satisfaction of teachers teaching in secondary schools. The sample selected for the study included 75 Urdu medium secondary school teachers of Aurangabad city and the technique used for selecting the sample is Random Sampling Technique. Tools used for the researcher are Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) for teachers by Dr. Mrs. S.M. Sungoh and Job Satisfaction (DJSS) for Primary and Secondary School Teachers by Dr. Mrs. Meera Dixit. Research findings revealed the level of Emotional Intelligence of secondary school teachers is Moderate whereas their degree of Job Satisfaction is found to be good. Further findings revealed that there is negligible positive correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction of secondary school teachers.