MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF IMPROVING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG LECTURERS AND STUDENTS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The study explored various management strategies of improving emotional intelligence among lecturers and Students in tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. The study used secondary data. The secondary data were collected from both print and online publication. The study concluded that capacity building programs, emotionally responsive pedagogy, effective counseling and mentoring systems, curriculum integration, and emotionally supportive institutional cultures are some of the management strategies to improve lecturers-students emotional intelligence in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommends implementation of structured capacity building programs, adoption of emotionally responsive pedagogy, strengthening of counseling and mentoring systems, integration of emotional intelligence into the curriculum, foster emotionally supportive institutional cultures, monitor and evaluate EI interventions and encourage research on emotional intelligence.