Abstract—The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as a feasible decision-making technique to prioritize emotional intelligence (EI) training needs of a specific group of junior high school principals. A hieratical decision-making framework developed based on the Emotional Skills Assessment Process (ESAP) was structured into an AHP questionnaire issued to 9 principal candidates and incumbent principals as participants of the study. Results of the AHP analysis suggest that scenario-based EI interventions for enhancing important EI skills are made possible via AHP analysis. The EI framework and AHP technique were introduced with specific implications for planning EI trainings by taking contextually specific needs into consideration. Further research directions were discussed in an effort to maximize the effects of EI trainings for school principals. 
 

Index Terms—leadership development, emotional intelligence, Emotional Skills Assessment Process, analytic hierarchy process, multiple criteria decision making

Cite: Hui-Wen Vivian Tang, Yuling Liu, and Mu-Shang Yin, "The Application of AHP to Prioritize EI Competences for Junior High School Principals in Taiwan," International Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 212-216, June 2017. doi: 10.18178/ijlt.3.3.212-216