Emotional Intelligence in Education : Integrating Research with Practice This book highlights current knowledge best practices new opportunities and difficult challenges associated with promoting emotional intelligence (EI) and social emotional learning (SEL) in educational settings. The volume provides analyses of contemporary EI theories and measurement tools common principles and barriers in effective EI and SEL programming typical and atypical developmental considerations and higher level institutional and policy implications. It also addresses common critiques of the relevance of EI and discusses the need for greater awareness of sociocultural contexts in assessing and nurturing EI skills. Chapters provide examples of effective EI and SEL programs in pre school secondary school and university contexts and explore innovative applications of EI such as bullying prevention and athletic training. In addition chapters explore the implications of EI in postsecondary professional and occupational settings with topics ranging from college success and youth career readiness to EI training for future educators and organizational leaders. Topics featured in this book include: Ability and trait EI and their role in coping with stress academic attainment sports performance and career readiness. Implications of preschoolers’ emotional competence for future success in the classroom. Understanding EI in individuals with exceptionalities. Applications of school based EI and SEL programs in North America and Europe. Policy recommendations for social emotional development in schools colleges and universities. Developing emotional social and cognitive competencies in managers during an MBA program. Emotional intelligence training for teachers. Cross cultural perspective on EI and emotions. Emotional Intelligence in Education is a must have resource for researchers professionals and policymakers as well as graduate students across such disciplines as child and school psychology social work and education policy Chapter 1. Three Decades of Emotional Intelligence Research: Perennial Issues Emerging Trends and Lessons Learned in Education Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Education PART I. Theory and Measurement Chapter 2. Emotional Intelligence as an Ability: Theory Challenges and New Directions Chapter 3. Emotional Intelligence as Personality: Measurement and Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence in Educational Contexts Chapter 4. Grace under Pressure in Educational Contexts: Emotional Intelligence Stress and Coping Chapter 5. The Role of Culture in Understanding and Evaluating Emotional Intelligence PART II. Applications in PreK 12 Contexts Chapter 6. Implications of Preschoolers’ Emotional Competence in the Classroom Chapter 7. Building Emotionally Intelligent Schools: From Preschool to High School and Beyond Chapter 8. School based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions: Common Principles and European Applications Chapter 9. Emotional Intelligence and School based Bullying Prevention and Intervention Chapter 10. Emotional Intelligence in Atypical Populations: Research and School Based Interventions Chapter 11. Emotional Intelligence in Sports and Physical Activity: An Intervention Focus Chapter 12. Scaling Up High Quality Social Emotional and Character Development in All Schools: A Set of Policy Recommendation to the U.S. Secretary of Education PART III. Applications in Post Secondary Contexts Chapter 13. Emotional Intelligence and Youth Career Readiness Chapter 14. Emotional Intelligence and the Next Generation of Teachers Chapter 15. Leading Change: Developing Emotional Social and Cognitive Competencies in Managers During an MBA Program Chapter 16. Emotional Intelligence and Post Secondary Education: What Have We Learned and What Have We Missed