Professional Development and Emotional Intelligence on Classroom Management of Public School Teachers

This study examined the relationships among professional development, emotional intelligence, and classroom management practices of public school teachers in the Municipality of Pangantucan, Bukidnon, Philippines. Using a descriptive-correlational design, data were collected through adapted questionnaires measuring professional development across three dimensions (activities, outcomes/learning, and school culture), emotional intelligence across three dimensions (recognizing, regulating, and managing emotions), and classroom management across four approaches (authoritarian, authoritative, democratic, and laissez-faire). Data were analyzed using weighted mean, Pearson product-moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that teachers exhibited high levels of professional development and emotional intelligence. Classroom management practices were highly practiced, with authoritative and democratic approaches preferred over authoritarian and laissez-faire styles. Significant moderate positive correlations were found between professional development and classroom management and between emotional intelligence and classroom management. Multiple regression analysis indicated that both variables jointly explained 26.2% of the variance in classroom management, with emotional intelligence exerting a slightly stronger influence. The null hypotheses of no significant relationships were rejected. The study concludes that professional development and emotional intelligence are significant predictors of classroom management effectiveness. Recommendations include strengthening school culture for professional growth, addressing time and resource constraints, enhancing mentoring and coaching programs with attention to emotional competence, and integrating emotional intelligence training into DepEd’s professional development framework.

Professional development, emotional intelligence, classroom management, public school teachers, Philippines

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