?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1324%2F&rft.title=Leaders%E2%80%99+Emotional+Intelligence%2C+Teachers'+Academic+Optimism+and+Organisational+Commitment+in+Malaysian+Secondary+Schools&rft.creator=Vetriveilmany%2C+Uma+Thevi.&rft.subject=L+Education+(General)&rft.description=Emotional+intelligence+%E2%80%93+identified+by+previous+study+as+an+aspect+that+importance+for+leader+to+%0D%0Alead+subordinate+in+achieving+the+aspiration+and+goals+of+organisation.+Educational+institutions+%0D%0Arequire+sound+leadership+as+well+as+optimistic+and+committed+teachers%2C+working+in+harmony%2C+%0D%0Aunison+and+complementarity+with+each+other.+The+main+purpose+of+this+study+is+to+examine+the+%0D%0Aemotional+intelligence+of+school+leaders+(LEI)+in+Malaysia+and+its+influence+on+teachers%E2%80%99+academic+%0D%0Aoptimism+(TAO)+and+teachers%E2%80%99+organisational+commitment+(TOC)+in+secondary+schools.+In+%0D%0Aaddition%2C+the+study+also+examined+the+role+of+teachers%E2%80%99+academic+optimism+as+a+mediator+on+the+%0D%0Arelationship+between+leaders%E2%80%99+emotional+intelligence+and+teachers%E2%80%99+organisational+commitment.+%0D%0ABased+on+the+quantitative+data+collection+methods%2C+the+study+adopted+a+cross-sectional+survey+%0D%0Adesign.+A+total+of+385+secondary+school+teachers+from+northern+zone+of+Peninsular+Malaysia%3B+%0D%0AKedah%2C+Perak%2C+Perlis+and+Penang+were+selected+as+respondents+using+random+sampling+method.+%0D%0AA+set+of+questionnaire+which+comprises+the+Emotional+Leadership+Questionnaire+(ELQ)%2C+the+%0D%0ATeachers+Sense+of+Academic+Optimism+for+Secondary+Teachers+(TAOS-S)+and+the+Multi-dimensional+Commitment+to+Educational+Organisational+-Teacher+Questionnaire-+were+employed+%0D%0Aas+the+intrument+for+data+collection.+Data+were+analysed+using+descriptive+analysis+and+inferential+%0D%0Astatistics.+The+findings+showed+that+the+emotional+intelligence+of+school+leaders+(M%3D4.30%2C+SD%3D.42)+%0D%0Aand+academic+optimism+of+teachers+(M%3D4.29%2C+SD%3D.53)+are+at+high+level.+However%2C+the+%0D%0Acommitment+level+of+teachers+was+only+at+highly+moderate+(M%3D4.04%2C+SD%3D.54).+In+detail%2C+each+item+%0D%0Aof+these+variables+(LEI%2C+TAO%2C+TOC)+was+shown+at+a+high+and+highly+moderate+level+with+mean+%0D%0Ascore+3.41+and+above.+In+addition%2C+the+results+of+the+study+also+show+that+there+is+no+significant+%0D%0Adifference+in+the+emotional+intelligence+of+leaders+based+on+gender.+In+fact%2C+the+findings+of+the+%0D%0Astudy+also+show+that+there+is+no+significant+difference+in+teachers'+commitment+to+the+organisation+%0D%0Abased+on+demographic+background+(gender%2C+age+and+year+of+service+in+the+current+school).+The+%0D%0Afindings+of+the+study+also+showed+that+there+is+a+significant+influence+of+leaders%E2%80%99+emotional+%0D%0Aintelligence+on+teachers%E2%80%99+academic+optimism+and+teachers%E2%80%99+organisational+commitment.+In+%0D%0Aaddition%2C+teachers%E2%80%99+academic+optimism+also+showed+a+significant+influence+on+teachers%E2%80%99+%0D%0Aorganisational+commitment.+Accordingly%2C+the+findings+also+revealed+that+the+teachers%E2%80%99+academic+%0D%0Aoptimism+partially+mediated+the+relationship+between+leaders%E2%80%99+emotional+intelligence+and+teachers%E2%80%99+%0D%0Aorganisational+commitment.+In+term+of+the+implications%2C+this+research+led+to+advancement+of+social+%0D%0Aexchange+theory+in+the+area+that+related+to+Malaysian+educational+context.+The+role+of+the+%0D%0Aemotionally+intelligent+leader+is+extremely+important+in+enhancing+teachers%E2%80%99+academic+optimism+in+%0D%0Aorder+to+foster+organisational+commitment+of+teachers+in+school.+Therefore%2C+the+importance+of+%0D%0Aleaders%E2%80%99+emotional+intelligence+must+be+taken+into+significant+consideration+by+the+Ministry+%0D%0Aespecially+the+sole+national+institute+of+education+management+and+leadership+of+Malaysia%2C+the+%0D%0AInstitute+of+Aminuddin+Baki+(IAB).+Furthermore%2C+the+organisational+commitment+and+academic+%0D%0Aoptimism+of+teachers+should+be+pressed+at+the+teacher+training+institution+in+detail+and+in+depth.&rft.publisher=Pusat+Pengajian+Ilmu+Pendidikan%2C+Universiti+Sains+Malaysia+11800+Nibong+Tebal%2C+Pulau+Pinang%2C+Malaysia&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1324%2F1%2FABSTRAK%2520KAJIAN%2520PHD.%2520DR.UMA%2520THEVI%2520VETRIVEILMANY%2520IABCGH.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vetriveilmany%2C+Uma+Thevi.+++Leaders%E2%80%99+Emotional+Intelligence%2C+Teachers'+Academic+Optimism+and+Organisational+Commitment+in+Malaysian+Secondary+Schools.++Pusat+Pengajian+Ilmu+Pendidikan%2C+Universiti+Sains+Malaysia+11800+Nibong+Tebal%2C+Pulau+Pinang%2C+Malaysia.+++++