A Study on the Components of Social Intelligence of Educational Scholars

Abstract

          This article aims to study the components of social intelligence among education officers by employing a quantitative research approach. The research process was divided into two steps 1) synthesizing the components of social intelligence of education officers from 10 academic sources, with components selected based on a frequency of at least three occurrences or 30 percent, and 2) evaluating the appropriateness of these components by five experts. The research instruments consisted of a document synthesis form and a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. The statistical methods employed included frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

            The findings revealed that social intelligence of education officers comprises five components 1) social awareness, 2) social cognition, 3) social skills, 4) social behavior and adaptation, and 5) empathy. Furthermore, the evaluation results indicated that the overall appropriateness of these components was at the highest level.