Emotional Intelligence, Job Satisfaction, and Students' Perceptions of the Quality of Online Adjunct Faculty

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and students' perceptions of quality of online adjunct faculty and the relationship between emotional intelligence and the job satisfaction of online adjunct faculty. Online adjunct faculty participants completed the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire--Short Form (TEIQue-SF, Petrides & Furnham, 2006) to measure emotional intelligence. Job satisfaction was measured using the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS, Spector, 1985). Students' perceptions of quality were measured using end-of-term surveys. The results did not show a significant correlation between emotional intelligence and longitudinal teaching measures used to measure faculty quality. However, a moderate positive correlation between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction was revealed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone [phone]. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]