Is creative thinking and innovation in teachers enough on their own? What happens if there is no entrepreneurship and reflective thinking?

Varlık S., Varlık F., KARAKUŞ M.

Teaching and Teacher Education, vol.152, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 152
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tate.2024.104800
  • Journal Name: Teaching and Teacher Education
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo
  • Keywords: Creative thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Moderated mediation model, Reflective thinking
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aims to find the moderated mediation role of reflective thinking. It looks at the effect of teachers' creative thinking on innovation through entrepreneurship. This research adopts a quantitative approach, utilizing a descriptive and relational survey model. Four hundred and thirty-seven full-time teachers participated in the study. They were given questionnaires on creative thinking, reflective thinking, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Subsequently, empirical analyses were performed using a moderated mediation model. The research shows that teachers tend to have high scores in creative thinking, reflective thinking, entrepreneurship, and innovation. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship among these variables. Creative thinking indirectly boosts innovation through entrepreneurship. Reflective thinking moderates this process.