Is creative thinking and innovation in teachers enough on their own? What happens if there is no entrepreneurship and reflective thinking?
Teaching and Teacher Education, vol.152, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
- 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.