الذكاء العاطفي لمديرات مدارس المرحلة المتوسطة بمحافظة حفر الباطن وعلاقته بالنمو المهني للمعلمات
The study aimed to assess the level of emotional intelligence of middle school principals in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate and its relationship to the professional development of female teachers from the female teachers' point of view, and the impact of the two variables (qualification, years of experience) on their answers. It was distributed to a simple random sample of (291) female teachers. The results revealed that the degree of emotional intelligence among middle school principals in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate from the female teachers’ point of view; He obtained an overall average of (4.07 out of 5) with a grade of (high) at the level of dimensions; Self-motivation got the highest average (4.14), then self-awareness (4.13), third: social skills (4.02), fourth: empathy (3.99), all with (high) grade, and the axis (professional development) was obtained for female teachers; On the overall average (418 out of 5) with a grade (high), as for the dimensions; Teaching effectiveness got the highest average (4.29) with a grade of (very high), then creativity development (4.19), and thirdly: self-development (4.08), both with a grade of (high). The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the sample averages at (α≤0.05) regarding the availability of emotional intelligence among female managers; Attributable to two variables (qualification, years of experience). While the differences were a function in the axis of professional growth- at the macro level and the three dimensions- depending on the educational qualification variable; And in favor of (graduate studies), and according to the years of experience in favor of (less than five, and 11 years and over), and it was found that there is a direct correlation between emotional intelligence and professional growth; It was (0.76), which means (strong) correlation. Based on the results, the researcher recommended the use of the advantage of a high degree of emotional intelligence among female principals in motivating female teachers to pioneer and innovate in education, and adopting a criterion for the availability of a high degree of emotional intelligence in selecting female principals, as well as suggested future studies on the subject. (Published abstract)