Emotionally intelligent teachers: importance of Emotional Intelligence for application of Emotional Education in pedagogical work

Abstract

This review analyses, as its main issue, the importance of Emotional Intelligence as essential requirement in pedagogical work of teachers. At the same time its emphasizes Emotional Education of students like a fundamental tool to improve teaching-learning process and for integral development of people. In order to achieve this objective it was made a depth analysis of emotions, their brain processing and their effect in learning process. Subsequently, a detailed description is given of the relationship between Emotional Education and Emotional Intelligence and teacher´s initial training in this area. Ending with a review of three training programs of Emotional Education for Pedagogy Students, this evidences the need to include contents for this topic in both, teacher training and transversally in school and university.