The Relationship between Professional Maturity and Innovative Behaviors of Teachers Teaching at Second Period of Primary Schools in Shahr-e-Rey

Safaei Fakhri, Leila; Masanabadi, Sedighe

The Relationship between Professional Maturity and Innovative Behaviors of Teachers Teaching at Second Period of Primary Schools in Shahr-e-Rey

Document Type : research paper

Authors

¹ Ph.D. in educational management, faculty member of the department of educational sciences and psychology, faculty of humanities, Islamic Azad University, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini Branch, Tehran, Iran

² . MA. student of elementary education, department of educational sciences and psychology, faculty of humanities, Islamic Azad University, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between professional maturity and innovative behaviors in teaching teachers of the second grade of elementary school in the second district of the city. The method of the present study is descriptive and correlational. Ray was in the academic year of 1998-99, of which 100 were selected using the Cochran formula as a simple random sample. In order to collect information, Savikas and Profley (2011) professional maturity questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.67 and researcher-made innovative behaviors questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.86 were used. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression tests using SPSS 26 software. The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between professional maturity and its components including concern, curiosity, self-confidence and counseling with innovative behaviors in teachers' teaching. The components of professional maturity, including concern, curiosity, self-confidence, and counseling, can also predict innovative behaviors in teacher teaching.

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