This new volume provides a broad yet in-depth examination of the workplace challenges faced due to COVID-19 through the lens of emotional intelligence and the roles of leadership. Offering multiple perspectives-theoretical, philosophical, qualitative, and quantitative, this volume brings together many voices from leadership experts on how to effectively apply emotional intelligence principles and strategies to navigate the mental and psychological challenges facing the workforce as well as those in management roles. The diverse range of topics address meeting the psychological and emotional health needs of the workforce and the varied roles of management and leadership. The book discusses the elements caused as a result of the pandemic, such as anxiety, depression, and stress; social distancing; financial difficulties; and the continuous spread of negative information through social media. The book offers creative strategies on How to use emotional intelligence as a tool to manage conflict, emotions, and behavior during crisis How to adapt-and even thrive-in the "new normal" How to gauge and enhance emotional resilience of leadership and the workforce How to practice ethical leadership in crisis management How to use mediative fuzzy logic to deal with inconsistent information providing a solution when contradiction exists How to encourage self-care approaches during the pandemic COVID-19 How to build a supportive organizational culture that helps to promote encouragement and acknowledgment, strong team connections, continuous education, and investments in staff development The volume takes into consideration the unique challenges of some specific sectors, including pharmaceutical, hospitality and tourism, and medicine and healthcare, higher education, and offers information on how to help gain a work-life balance. The thoughtful and creative studies and solutions presented in Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness: Management Opportunities and Challenges during Times of Crisis will be of immense value to those in leadership roles in all kinds of workplaces. It will be valuable for human resource and organizational behavior management professionals, government policymakers, educators, and many others.

Global Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives, Challenges, and New Opportunities throws light on the lacunas faced by the higher education industry during the disruption of the pandemic and offers solutions with roadmaps for the future of higher education in coming years. This book by distinguished writers is a good blend of understanding how the pandemic struck the education structure around the world and how education is evolving and imbibing new pedagogy and policies to rebuild the lost confidence of young minds with positive healing inroads to rebuild their professional dreams. In an in-depth manner, this edited book examines the impact of COVID-19 on higher education around the world. The challenges faced today by COVID-19 in our education system are determined and examined, and worldwide education opportunities post-COVID-19 are examined as well. The chapters use various methodological approaches that look at how the pandemic fostered the rise of e-learning, blended and virtual learning, and teachers’ changing roles. The book examines the role of teaching-learning practices in the era of COVID-19, the impact of digital learning on students in developing countries, and more. Also addressed is the psychological and emotional impact on students from digital learning and blended learning during the pandemic. The deep insights on the pandemic’s impact on higher education will help educators to navigate and adapt to the new normal with grace and maturity. The book also supports higher education to collaborate with a new outlook amalgamating diverse arenas of new age education, systems opportunities and challenges with right ideation and innovative pedagogies for sailing through COVID-19 pandemic. This book gives students, teachers, scholars of all domains and practitioners an opportunity to take into account and appreciate the work of comparative and international education.

This book examines the state of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL)-based secondary education in India. ODL-based education has been a key resource for children in India who can neither cope with nor avail of regular schooling opportunities due to economic, health and disability, or other constraints. The volume uses large-scale empirical data collected from various Indian states and a sensitive theoretical framework to study the equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and the State Open School (SOS). Highlighting the roadblocks and barriers in terms of its reach, inclusion, and delivery, particularly to the marginalised, this book explores whether ODL has a potential of being a sustainable and effective option at the secondary and senior secondary level in India. Thus, it seeks to generate policy discourse around delivery mechanisms and effectiveness of ODL in developing countries. First of its kind, this comprehensive volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of education, education policy, public policy, and political studies.

This book examines the state of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL)-based secondary education in India. ODL-based education has been a key resource for children in India who can neither cope with nor avail of regular schooling opportunities due to economic, health and disability, or other constraints. The volume uses large-scale empirical data collected from various Indian states and a sensitive theoretical framework to study the equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and the State Open School (SOS). Highlighting the roadblocks and barriers in terms of its reach, inclusion, and delivery, particularly to the marginalised, this book explores whether ODL has a potential of being a sustainable and effective option at the secondary and senior secondary level in India. Thus, it seeks to generate policy discourse around delivery mechanisms and effectiveness of ODL in developing countries. First of its kind, this comprehensive volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of education, education policy, public policy, and political studies.

In the past decade, rapid digitalization has changed many elements of society, and education is no exception. The tradition of teacher-centered education has been long-held in education and is still extremely well established. Due to the access of technology for knowledge and education, however, the teacher's function in many classrooms has been to advise and guide as students take greater responsibility for their own learning using technology to collect information. Schools and universities across the world are beginning to redesign their learning spaces to enable this new model of education, foster more interaction and small group work, and use technology as an enabler of knowledge. Technology Training for Educators From Past to Present addresses the issues facing our education systems today and the role of technology and innovation in the global transformation of education. This book focuses on the fundamental need for educators at all levels to become knowledgeable with the technological teaching and learning tools at their disposal in order to best support student learning. Covering topics such as inclusion promotion in education, technology professional development, and online learning environments, this premier reference source is a valuable resource for educational administration and faculty, educators of K-12 and higher education, educational software developers, IT consultants, pre-service teachers, libraries, teaching colleges, researchers, and academicians.

In the past decade, rapid digitalization has changed many elements of society, and education is no exception. The tradition of teacher-centered education has been long-held in education and is still extremely well established. Due to the access of technology for knowledge and education, however, the teacher's function in many classrooms has been to advise and guide as students take greater responsibility for their own learning using technology to collect information. Schools and universities across the world are beginning to redesign their learning spaces to enable this new model of education, foster more interaction and small group work, and use technology as an enabler of knowledge. Technology Training for Educators From Past to Present addresses the issues facing our education systems today and the role of technology and innovation in the global transformation of education. This book focuses on the fundamental need for educators at all levels to become knowledgeable with the technological teaching and learning tools at their disposal in order to best support student learning. Covering topics such as inclusion promotion in education, technology professional development, and online learning environments, this premier reference source is a valuable resource for educational administration and faculty, educators of K-12 and higher education, educational software developers, IT consultants, pre-service teachers, libraries, teaching colleges, researchers, and academicians.