Emotional Intelligence And Importance For Children

Year 2013, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 1 - 14, 01.12.2013

Yasemin Budak Mehmet Arslan

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is one of the most popular study topics that have gained importance in recent years. This
concept has a special significance especially for children who are in the age of education. In this study, firstly the basic
theories of emotional intelligence and this concept are tried to be explained, and then the relations between emotional
intelligence and achievement levels of children in education age are mentioned. It is possible to define emotional intelligence
in the simplest sense as the ability to carry out ideas about strengths and weaknesses, knowing what a person feels, and the
ability to effectively and effectively manage their feelings to make accurate and effective decisions on behalf of their own
lives and relationships with other people. It is foreseen that the emotional intelligence skill, which seems to be very effective
in increasing the quality of life of the person, will be extremely useful for both the people and the society in the name of the
future if it is tried to be developed starting from childhood. It is important to develop a model based on emotional intelligence
in education. In this study, it is aimed to emphasize this point. 

Keywords

Emotional intelligence, emotional intelligence theories, education, child

Duygusal Zeka Ve Çocuklar Açısından Önemi

Abstract

Duygusal zeka son yıllarda önem kazanan en popüler çalışma konularından bir tanesidir. Özellikle eğitim çağında
yer alan çocuklar üzerinde bu kavramın ayrı bir önemi bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada öncelikle duygusal zeka ve bu kavramın
dayanağı olan temel kuramlar açıklanmaya çalışmakta ardından da eğitim çağındaki çocukların duygusal zeka ile başarı
düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiler konusuna değinilmektedir. En sade tanımıyla duygusal zekayı, kişinin ne hissettiğini bilerek,
güçlü ve zayıf yönleri konusunda fikirler yürütebilmesi, yaşadığı duyguları etkili bir biçimde yöneterek kendi yaşamı ve
diğer insanlarla ilişkileri adına doğru ve etkili kararlar alabilme becerisi olarak tanımlamak mümkündür. Kişinin yaşam
kalitesini artırmada son derece etkili olduğu görülen duygusal zeka becerisi çocukluktan başlanarak geliştirilmeye çalışılırsa
gelecek adına hem onlar hem de toplum için son derece faydalı olacağı öngörülmektedir. Eğitimde duygusal zekaya dayalı
bir model geliştirilmesi bu açıdan önemlidir. Bu çalışmada da bu noktaya vurgu yapmak amaçlanmıştır. 

Keywords

Duygusal zeka, duygusal zeka kuramları, eğitim, çocuk

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