Emotional Intelligence Dimensions and Professional Standards: Trajectories for Building Capacities for School Improvement

School leaders worldwide face challenges in dealing with equity, inclusion, and coexistence because of various global forces. This quantitative study investigated the relationships between emotional intelligence dimensions (EIDs) and professional performance standards (PPS) of Abu Dhabi public school leaders dealing with the changing times of neoliberalism. The study used questionnaires and a scoring guide to measure the emotional intelligence and leadership attributes of 123 school leaders, who were the participants. A multi-structural level analysis tracked the correlation and association between school leaders' EIDs and PPS. The results indicated areas of EIDs requiring development to facilitate school improvement.