Abstract
The present study explores the association of cohesive college environment with emotional
intelligence, followed by parental focuses on the future success of their children in the
competitive environment around. The objective of the study was to investigate the level of
association of emotional intelligence with college environment. The study was carried out in
district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, for data collection three public colleges
were selected through lottery method. A sample size of 234 students from a population of 601
was randomly selected through Sekaran (2003) devised formula. Chi square χ2 statistics was
used for association between cohesive college environment and emotional intelligence. The
results revealed a significant (P <0.05) association of college environment (mutual
cooperation, regular interaction, sharing, respecting each other’s opinion, teacher-student
and student-student relationship, and support in co-curricular activities by teacher) with
emotional intelligence. The study recommended that college environment exerting its
influence on the emotional intelligence of the adolescents, therefore; all the stakeholders
including, parents, peers, media Personal and teachers should be sensitized regarding their
role and interaction with adolescents in order to get better results in terms of balanced
emotional intelligence.
Shah Saud, Syed Rashid Ali, Hussain Ali. (2019) Exploring the Association of Cohesive College Environment with Emotional Intelligence in District Mardan Pakistan, Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research (SJESR), Volume-02, Issue-1.
-
Views
626 -
Downloads
48
Article Details
Volume
Issue
Type
Language
