Spiritual Intelligence and Teacher Training: An Analytical Study

Intelligence is the determinant of welfare of a human being. In psychological context, spiritual intelligence is the ability to deals with meaning, value, purpose of life and solves problems in very effective and efficient manner. It also provides proper direction, morale and determination to life. Teachers are the ones who mould the lives of students. Teacher training is the most important phase that prospective teachers undergo before joining as full time teachers. Teaching practicum develops the prospective teachers in professional terms by modifying their behaviour, believes and thinking about teaching. In the present paper the authors attempt firstly, to explore the term spiritual intelligence and its dimensions, secondly, to examine the factors responsible for development of spiritual intelligence and thirdly, to discuss the relationship of spiritual intelligence with different variables related to prospective teachers. The study is purely qualitative in nature and entirely based on secondary data. Analytical method is followed throughout the paper to review related studies. The paper concludes that spiritual intelligence of prospective teachers are the outcome of apex level of growth and development in respect of mental, physical, social, preternatural, meaning attainment, professional and moral communication. The study also presents some suggestions that will help prospective teachers to solve practical problems and attain higher goals in life.