EQ, Generation and Successful Implementation of Rigorous Standards

As education in the United States becomes more complex to provide for increasingly diverse students, it is extremely challenging to develop, recruit, and hire administrators to effectively lead 21st century schools. Many school districts all over the country are counting on their principals to successfully transition their schools to full implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The purpose of the research was to explore whether there was a correlation between emotional intelligence (EQ), generational status and principals' leadership abilities for the successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The findings in the study revealed a modest connection between EQ (especially relationship management) and generation in relation to the successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and potentially important and helpful findings regarding consistently preferred and consistently implemented leadership strategies that contribute to the successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards.