Emotional intelligence as a basic competency in pre-service teacher training: Some evidence

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 437-454

  Palomera, Raquel ^a   Fernández Berrocal, Pablo ^b   Brackett, Marc A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic competencies; Emotional intelligence; Initial education; School; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043469926     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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