• Stress Coping of Adolescents in Schools
  Dr. K.S. Premila

• A Comparative Study of Creative Thinking between State Board and C.B.S.E School Students of Standard XI.
  K. Saikumari

• A Study on Emotional Intelligence of Higher Secondary Biology Students in Cuddlier District
  Mr. D. Sivakumar and Dr. A. Amalraj

• Tune Your Emotions
  P. Srinivasan

• Should Physical Punishment Be Abolished At Elementary Schools? A Discussion.
  Dr. Siba Charan Subudhi -

Editorial: Indian Educational Researcher Volume 4, Issue 1, January - June 2011
Dr. J.E. Vallabi
Editorial Notes January 20, 2011, Pages: 01-01.

An institution with nearly five decades of dedicated service, Stella Matutina College of Education (Autonomous) remains young and vibrant, always experimenting on new strategies based on newly evolved concepts and theories to serve the teaching fraternity across the country. Pedagogy has always been an important area for intellectual deliberations for all teachers and teacher educators from various Colleges of Education. This Volume 5 Issue 1 initiates a thought process for the readers through the contributions made by experienced educators.

This volume includes various dimensions in Educational Psychology research. Dr. K.S. Premila from Tamil Nadu Open University has probed into stress coping of adolescent students in selected schools of Chennai District. K. Saikumari from Institute of Advanced study in Education, Saidapet has made a comparitive study of creative thinking ability between State Board and CBSE school students of Std XI. Dr. Siba Charan Subudhi from the Department of Education, NEHU, Turn, Megahalaya has made a research analysis on a current issue regarding the abolition of physical punishment in Elementary schools. Mr. D. Sivakumar from Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Education and Dr. A. Amalraj from St. Xaviers College of Education report on the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and academic achievement of higher secondary biology students. Mr. P. Srinivasan from Tamil University elaborates on the need for tuning emotions in his paper on 'Tune your Emotions'. Experimentation and a search to find solutions to prime psychological problems among school children is the focus of this volume.

I thank the scholars for your rich contribution and wish all readers an enriching experience.