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Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Success
Darwin B. Nelson, both of Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Gary R. Low

ISBN-10: 0130947628
ISBN-13: 9780130947628

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 171 pp
Published: 07/03/2002

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For courses in Student Success, Career Development, or Foundation Courses in a variety of fields (Education, Business, Human Development, Management, Psychology, Leadership, Student Development, Counseling, Transition Programs).

This supplemental text uses an engaging, hands-on style interwoven with numerous visuals. It presents a research/education-based, practical approach to learning and using emotionally intelligent behavior to improve academic and career success. Throughout, students work their way step-by-step through 13 specific emotional intelligence skill lessons, using their own frames of reference to personalize and prioritize skill development.

 
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  • A research-based positive assessment that results in A Profile of Emotional Skills.

    • Shows students that “success” factors are intentional habits developed through learning emotional skills and behaviors.

  • The key emotional skills and competencies–Directly related to emotional intelligence.

    • Provides a learner-centered basis for identifying and developing priority skills to improve academic and career achievement. Strategies, programs, and resources available in every college or university can easily be linked to help students succeed.

  • The Emotional Learning System–A structured self-directed experiential system of learning that demystifies the contributions of the emotional mind.

    • Makes emotional behavior understandable. Gives students and instructors an approach to discuss and learn personal and emotional skills critical to high levels of academic and career success.

  • Personal learning styles–As a way to enhance emotional intelligence skill development.

    • Gives students and instructors creative ideas and strategies on how to develop emotional intelligence skills through Auditory (Self Directed Coaching), Visual (Active Imagination), and Kinesthetic (Emotional Mentoring) learning styles.

  • A systematic learning process–Consisting of five, sequential, building-block steps of Explore, Identify, Understand, Improve, and Apply/Model to guide the development of emotional intelligence skills.

    • A practical systematic approach helps students understand the impact of everyday experience, experiential learning, and self-directed strategies. Helps reinforce learning via practice and rehearsal by focusing on one skill lesson that builds toward the next skill lesson.

  • An education-based model of emotional intelligence–Organized around thirteen specific skills and four skill sets or principles of emotional intelligence.

    • Allows students and instructors to see and examine the relationship and importance of Interpersonal, Personal Leadership, Self Management, and Intrapersonal Skills to academic and career excellence.

  • A research- and skills-based model–Helps students understand that high levels of achievement and personal standards of excellence are self defined and self directed.

    • Helps students identify contributions of the emotional mind and presents a skills process that develops harmony in the dimensions of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

  • The Online Instructor's Manual for this book can be a real asset in teaching from this book.  It is found on our Supersite at ftp://ftp.prenhall.com/pub/ect/career_development.q-016/nelson/.  The main website site is www.prenhall.com/success.  Click on Faculty Lounge, and enter 'adopt' for the User ID, and 'prenhall' for the Password.



1. Your Emotional Mind.


2. Developing an Emotionally Healthy Mind.


3. Interpersonal Skills.


4. Leadership Skills.


5. Self-Management Skills.


6. Intrapersonal Skills.


7. Self-Renewal and Personal Excellence.

Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Excellence is a self-directional learning program to help you identify, learn, and practice emotional skills. Dynamic, engaging, and research-based, this book provides an education model for lifelong experiential learning including these skills:

Self-Management Skills
  • Drive Strength
  • Time Management
  • Commitment Ethic
  • Positive Change
Interpersonal Skills
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress Management
Personal Leadership Skills
  • Comfort
  • Empathy
  • Decision Making
  • Leadership
Interpersonal Skills
  • Assertion
  • Anger Control
  • Anxiety Management

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