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Research Study – Published: June 18, 2021
Spiritual intelligence among prospective teachers in Chennai District
Auxilia Francina, V., & Dr. Mangai, K.
ABSTRACT
Spiritual Intelligence is the inner potential found in an individual to develop meaning, vision and value
for life. It drives us to dream and to strive with self-beliefs and spiritual resources. It helps us to
solve problems in everyday life. This paper is an attempt to study the level of Spiritual Intelligence
among B.Ed. Teacher Trainees in Chennai District. The research methodology used for the study is
Descriptive Survey Method. The sample for the study was 300 student teachers taken from government,
government aided and private colleges of education in Chennai district. To examine the level of
Spiritual Intelligence of B. Ed teacher trainee’s -The Spiritual Intelligence Scale (SIS-DD) developed by
Dr. Santosh Dhas and Dr. Upinder Dhar (2005) was used as the tool for the study. To analyse the data,
Descriptive test and t-Test were used. The major findings showed that there is no significant difference
in Spiritual Intelligence owing to Region, Medium of Instruction and Academic Qualification among B.Ed.
Teacher Trainees. Strengthening the Spiritual Intelligence must be a part of Teacher Education in order
to build a harmonious society. Spiritual Intelligence is very much essential for the teachers as well as
the students as it improves the focus of one’s IQ. It actually eliminates ego distractions and magnifies
the consciousness and mindfulness which in turn will pave the way for holistic development of the
individual.
Keywords: Spiritual Intelligence, Ascendance, Prospective Teachers
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution,
and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article: Auxilia Francina, V., & Mangai, K. (2021). Spiritual intelligence among
prospective teachers in Chennai district.
Indian Educational Researcher, 14
(1), 19–24.
Received: April 27, 2021;
Revision Received: May 24, 2021;
Accepted: June 18, 2021.
Responding Author: Dr. Mangai, K. @ mangaikumaran@ymail.com
Article Overview: ISSN: 0974-2123 |
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Published in Volume 14, Issue 1, January – June, 2021