Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Teacher Sense of Self-Efficacy among Student Teachers in Jordan

There are a number of definitions for emotional intelligence (Bar-on, Handley & Fund, 2006; Cooper & Sawaf 1997; Goleman, 1998; Mayer & Salovey, 1997), but it is generally recognized as an ability (Mayer, Caruso & Salovey, 1999), a personality trait (Schutte & Malouff, 1999), or some combination thereof. Two competencies are involved--emotional and social. Research on emotional intelligence now follows these two competencies, though both accept...