Self-Innovativeness within School Context: Multilevel Study of the Relations between Teacher Job Crafting and Innovative Behaviour
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| Title: | Self-Innovativeness within School Context: Multilevel Study of the Relations between Teacher Job Crafting and Innovative Behaviour |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Stefan Ninković (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Studies. 2026 52(1):109-128. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Context Effect, Teacher Behavior, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Development, Innovation, Teacher Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | Serbia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03055698.2024.2449245 |
| ISSN: | 0305-5698 1465-3400 |
| Abstract: | Innovativeness is one of the crucial teacher professional competencies that can be enhanced top-down or bottom-up. This study aimed to examine the multilevel relations between teacher job crafting and innovative behaviour. Data collected from 429 teachers from 47 Serbian schools were analysed using multilevel modelling techniques. The results revealed that several dimensions of teacher job crafting positively predict teacher innovative behaviour within the school. Furthermore, school means ratings of two dimensions of teachers' job crafting, namely increasing structural and social job resources, had positive between-school effects on innovative behaviour. According to the obtained findings, school leaders should support teacher job crafting to enhance the whole process of innovative teacher behaviour. Nevertheless, research that considers the temporal dynamics of teacher job crafting and innovative behaviour is needed to expand the results of this study. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1503163 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Innovativeness is one of the crucial teacher professional competencies that can be enhanced top-down or bottom-up. This study aimed to examine the multilevel relations between teacher job crafting and innovative behaviour. Data collected from 429 teachers from 47 Serbian schools were analysed using multilevel modelling techniques. The results revealed that several dimensions of teacher job crafting positively predict teacher innovative behaviour within the school. Furthermore, school means ratings of two dimensions of teachers' job crafting, namely increasing structural and social job resources, had positive between-school effects on innovative behaviour. According to the obtained findings, school leaders should support teacher job crafting to enhance the whole process of innovative teacher behaviour. Nevertheless, research that considers the temporal dynamics of teacher job crafting and innovative behaviour is needed to expand the results of this study. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-5698 1465-3400 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03055698.2024.2449245 |
