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Impact Of Grit And Emotional Intelligence On Longevity Of Expert Principals, Marcia Hamilton
Impact Of Grit And Emotional Intelligence On Longevity Of Expert Principals, Marcia Hamilton
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Purpose. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine what relationship exists between emotional intelligence (EI) and grit of expert principals with three or more years’ longevity. This study was conducted to deeply understand the relationship between these variables and to discover expert principals’ perceptions of how these personal attributes impacted their longevity.
Methodology. This study followed a sequential explanatory design model whereby quantitative methods were used initially to collect baseline data via electronic surveys followed by qualitative methods, which were used to dig deeper into the results via in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
Findings. The major …