Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent

by Reuven Bar-On (Editor)

Daniel Goleman, the literary catalyst for worldwide interest in emotional intelligence, sets the stage for this groundbreaking book in his foreword explaining its landmark importance. People can be educated to be more emotionally intelligent, and this particular type of education takes place through a specific type of parenting at home, formal education at school, and training and coaching at work. As a result of this education, extensively described in this comprehensive book, people's lives can be improved; they can become more effective, productive and content in what they do. Some of the best known researchers, professors and practitioners worldwide team up in this work to recognize and reflect the rapidly growing global interest in scientifically-based applications of emotional intelligence in education, to show readers the diverse applications of EI, and to guide them in applying what is known about this topic. The breadth of coverage, array of experts, international scope and clear, practical tone of this book will appeal to parents, educators, psychologists, counselors, trainers, and corporate coaches, mental health and human resource practitioners and healthcare providers.

Parents and educators need to perform their caregiving roles and teach with emotional intelligence if children are to develop the skills and discernment needed to cope with the complexities of an increasingly globalized world. Workplaces that apply emotional intelligence are more pleasant places in which to work, provide a more fulfilling experience for employees and are, in the end, more productive organizations. Emotional intelligence can be developed by most individuals to increase performance in many areas of life. And a growing body of evidence indicates EI skills may improve physical health, as well as mental health. This book will become a benchmark for future researchers and practitioners.

344 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 2007

Reviews

[Lesley Keller · Rating 4 out of 5]

The material is very interesting. Because the chapters are written by different authors, I found the level needed to read the book started at 'needing concentration' and ranging up to, 'wait, that me reread that second for the third time'. The overall topic interested me enough to continue to power through the book. I took several notes for later contemplation. This book gets right to the sources of the creators who are studying emotional intelligence. These are their works directly. At times, I think the highly defined lingo would off put all but the most dedicated readers. This is a great book to use as a primary source in this interesting field.
Personally, I learned a lot about how key 'soft skills' are to getting on well in a person's life. I was weigh down by the studies discussions of how dysfunctional parents set void environments for children. Environments where the children can't control their emotions and learn to fear the emotions of their loved ones. I would have like to seen more about how adults can learn these skills.