This study is conducted to determine whether emotional intelligence levels of preschool teachers
differ according to age, education level and participation to social activities number of in-service trainings
participated. The research is implemented with 378 preschool teachers working in public and private preschool
educational institutions in 13 cities in Central Anatolia Region. In the study, a Personal Information Form is
used to obtain socio-demographic information (age, education level, participation to social activities and number
of in-service trainings participated) about preschool teachers; Bar-on Emotional Intelligence Scale, Hackman
and Oldham Job Satisfaction Scale, and Maslach Burnout Inventory are used to determine teachers emotional
intelligence abilities, job satisfaction and burnout levels. As a result of the study, preschool teachers emotional
intelligence skills, job satisfaction and exhaustion level show differences according to some variables.
Key words: preschool teachers, intelligent, emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, burnout
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