KONTRIBUSI KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL DAN KEPEMIMPINAN TERHADAP KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL KEPALA SEKOLAH DI KABUPATEN BENGKULU SELATAN

The objectives of the study are : (1) to examining the contribution of
emotional intelligence on the interpersonal communication of the principals, (2) to
examining the contribution of leadership on the interpersonal communication of
principals and (3) to examining both of them simultaneously, the emotional
intelligence and leadership. The method of the research is quantitative method an
using descriptive type. The population of the study are 72 principals. They are the
principals of SMP/MTS and SMA/SMK/MA. There are 61 principals are taken by
using proportional stratified random sampling. The instrument of the study is
likert model scale. The result of the study states that the instrument are valid and
reliabel. The analysis of the data are using descriptive statistics, simple regression
and multiple regression. The research shows : (1) there is a significant contibution
of the emotional intelligence and interpersonal communication of the principals,
(2) there is a significant contribution of the leadership and interpersonal
communication the principals, and (3) there is a significant contribution of the
emotional intelligence and the leadership of interpersonal communication.
Key Word : the emotional intelligence, the leadership, the interpersonal
communication