Influence of teachers’ emotional intelligence on students’ motivation for academic learning: an empirical study on university students of Bangladesh

Abstract

Excellent teachers produce quality students who resembles their teachers. Teaching is a very challenging and stressful job that create emotional distress for teachers and have a significant impact on students. Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory of Motivation inspired this study, which focused on Emotional Intelligence. This study attempts to measure the influences of Bangladeshi teachers’ emotional intelligence (EI) on students’ motivation for academic learning. This research incorporates Daniel Goleman’s five EI dimensions: self-awareness (SA), self-regulation (SR), self-motivation (SM), empathy (EM) and social skills (SS). The survey includes students of 14 private and 14 public universities from Bangladesh. A 31-item structured questionnaire survey was designed to collect data from (N = 415) respondents using a five-point Likert scale, and structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to measure the reliability, validity, and test of hypotheses. Results revealed that students’ motivation for academic learning is directly influenced by teachers’ emotional self-awareness (SA), self-regulation (SR), self-motivation (SM), empathy (EM) and social skills (SS). The study’s findings indicate that students’ motivation for academic learning is positively influenced by teachers’ emotional intelligence. Consequently, this study contributes to the body of knowledge on emotional intelligence by offering implications for teachers in higher education.

Keywords:

• Teachers
• Emotional Intelligence (EI)
• Motivation
• Learning
• EI dimensions

REVIEWING EDITOR:

• Stephen Darwin, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile

SUBJECTS:

• Educational Psychology
• Higher Education
• Teachers & Teacher Education

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Notes on contributors

Md. Hafizur Rahman

Md. Hafizur Rahman is an Assistant Professor in HRM in the Department of Business Administration at the Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology. He completed his MBA in Strategic and International Management (SIM) from University of Dhaka. His research interests includesLeadership and Emotional Intelligence, Strategic Human Resource Management, Human Capital Management, Talent Management, Green Management, etc.

Mohammad Bin Amin

Mohammad Bin Amin is a PhD Scholar in Károly Ihrig Doctoral School of Management and Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. His areas of research interest include circular economy, environmental economy, green supply chain management, sustainable performance, green technology, green HRM, green knowledge sharing, knowledge sharing behavior, bio-fuel economy, employee engagement, green involvement, corporate social responsibility, technology adaptation, health care technology, entrepreneurial intension, knowledge sharing intention.

Mohd Faizal Yusof

Mohd Faizal Yusof is a Lecturer-Associate Applied Researcher at the Faculty of Resilience of the Rabdan Academy Abu Dhabi of United Arab Emirates. He is an experienced blockchain researcher, university technology transfer officer, professional software developer, and former start-up entrepreneur. He has moved up the levels in several software technology companies from software engineer to chief technology officer of a university technology transfer company. He has published many journal articles indexing in Scopus and WOS. His research area includes Blockchain, information security management, marketing, and internet governance.

Md. Aminul Islam

Dr. Md. Aminul Islam is a Professor in Finance at the Department of Business in the Faculty of Business and Communication of Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He received his bachelor’s degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia; his MBA and Doctor of Philosophy from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He also completed an advanced higher-education teaching diploma from the Nottingham Trent University. He has authored and co-authored about 170 journal papers and 64 conference papers. He has also authored and co-authored five books and three book chapters. He is a certified trainer of the Human Resource Development Corporation of Malaysia. He is a member of the Asian Academy of Management, the Malaysian Institute of Management, and an associate member of the Malaysian Finance Association. He is a visiting Professor of Ubudiyyah University Indonesia, Daffodil International University, and East Delta University. His research areas of interest include FinTech, Blockchain, Econometrics, Islamic Banking, Sukuk, and Management.

Sadia Afrin

Sadia Afrin is a MSc. Candidate at Faculty of Business & Communication of Universiti Malaysia Perlis. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Education from the University of Dhaka. Her research interests include HRM, Education Psychology, Education Management.