Title: The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Students’ Employability-A Case Study of Preschool Education Major of Zhangjiakou Vocational Education Center
Author: Li Shuqiao
Advisor: Dr. Liao Zhigao
Degree: Master of Business Administration
Major: Education Management
Faculty: บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School)
Academic year: 2566 (2023)
Published: The 15th National and International Academic Conference “Creating Shared-Value and innovation for sustainability” 18-20 January 2023 (pp.2072-2082) คลิก PDF
Abstract
Students majoring in preschool education are future preschool educators and enlightening teachers of children’s life. Good emotional intelligence can not only help them adjust and alleviate the pressure from their studies and employment, but also help them rationally deal with the various problems they will face in their future careers, and help infants and young children develop their physical and mental health. Thus, it is urgent to improve the employability of vocational college students majoring in preschool education and to cultivate emotional intelligence. The research subjects of this paper are the students majoring in preschool education in Zhangjiakou Vocational Education Center. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how emotional intelligence of preschool education major in vocational colleges affects students’ employability. The objectives of this paper were: 1) To explore the influence of students’ emotional perception ability on employability, 2) To determine the influence of students’ emotional integration ability on employability, 3) To explore the influence of students’ emotional understanding ability on employability, 4) To determine the influence of students’ emotional management ability on employability. The paper adopted the quantitative research, using questionnaire. 249 questionnaires were distributed to the students majoring in preschool education in Zhangjiakou Vocational Education Center in 2022, and 222 valid questionnaires were collected.
In this paper, through the theory of ability emotional intelligence, and using SPSS for descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis to analyze the data, it was found that, the emotional intelligence and four dimensions of the students majoring in preschool education in Zhangjiakou Vocational Education Center are above the average level of employability, the following research results were obtained: 1) The emotional perception ability has a significant positive correlation with employability, 2) The emotional integration ability positively correlates with employability, but the influence is weak, 3) The emotional understanding ability has a significant positive correlation with employability, 4) The emotional management ability has a significant positive correlation with employability.
Through research and analysis, this paper suggests that emotional intelligence can positively predict the employability of students majoring in preschool education in vocational colleges. The conclusion of this study plays a positive and vital role for teachers who are engaged in guiding students’ employment.
Keywords: ability emotional intelligence, employability, vocational education, preschool education
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Students’ Employability-A Case Study of Preschool Education Major of Zhangjiakou Vocational Education Center
6417195823 – Li Shuqiao 2566 (2023) The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Students’ Employability-A Case Study of Preschool Education Major of Zhangjiakou Vocational Education Center สารนิพนธ์ (Independent Study), Advisor: Dr. Liao Zhigao, ปริญญาโท (Master’s Degree), บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School), Master of Business Administration, Education Management, Bangkok: Siam University
Academic Year 2023, Graduate School 2023, IMBA, IMBA 2023, Independent Study, Independent Study 2023, Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (International Program) 2023, Master of Business Administration 2023, ปริญญาโท (Master’s Degree), บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School), Master of Business Administration,Education Management