Examining the role of emotional intelligence and political skill to educational leadership and their effects to teachers' job satisfaction
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether emotional intelligence and political skill (PS) of school principals influence the way they exercise leadership and the job satisfaction of their teachers. Design/methodology/approach As regards to the methodology, quantitative research methods were used to conduct the research. Specifically, the data analysis was performed with the statistical program SPSS and the EQS program for the development of structural equation models. Participants were 182 principals of Cyprus public elementary schools and 910 teachers. Findings The findings indicated that the emotional intelligence and PS of school principals are related to the educational leadership styles they use and to teachers' job satisfaction. Such a relationship highlights the social skills of principals as an important area for further research. Research limitations/implications Future research may benefit from developing and validating an investigating tool which rates school principals' E.