Factors Influencing Teachers’ Innovative Behaviour: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The rapid changes in 21st century of education system demand innovation actions from all teachers. The innovative behaviour is vital to ensure that education system remains relevant to current developments and trends. However, it has a lack of comprehensive identifications of its factors that can influence a teacher's innovative behaviour, especially in recent decades. This study employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) as a research method. The SLR consists of review protocol which specifies the topic to be researched and the method customized in conducting the review. It is the main strategy of detecting relevant literature review and how information is obtained from the primary study. Planning, conducting, and reporting the review are phases of the SLR method. The study found that leadership and self-efficacy are the most dominant factors in influencing teachers' innovative behaviour in the school sector. Detailed empirical studies need to be done to see whether leadership and self-efficacy factors influence the teachers' innovative behaviour directly or indirectly as potential mediator and moderators. The research can be improved by filtering articles in foreign languages, using a more extensive database and exploring other factors through in-depth interviews. It is recommended that the identified factors be used in different settings and also focusing on non-dominant factors.

Supportive Work Environment and Teacher’s Innovative Work Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Informal Learning in Vietnam

“…43 Tran Duy Hung -Trung Hoa -Cau Giay -Ha Noi -Vietnam, Tel: +84 903427637;E-mail: nguyenduyphuong@ulsa.edu.vn seen. Most scientific studies have been conducted primarily in for-profit organisations, mostly in the fields of businessservices, engineering, and technology (Zainal & Matore, 2019). Meanwhile, according to Thurlings et al (2015), research on the innovative work behaviour of employees in non-profit organisations, specifically in educational institutions, is very limited.…”

“…The stability of these organisations, thanks to the state's support, does not mean that innovation from employees is redundant. Accordingly, three main reasons are put forward to emphasise the necessity of innovative teaching behaviour (Gkorezis, 2016;Thurlings et al, 2015;Zainal & Matore, 2019). Firstly, society nowadays is changing rapidly as the number of students is higher, areas of knowledge are broader, new responsibilities and social expectations also set higher requirements.…”

“…Firstly, society nowadays is changing rapidly as the number of students is higher, areas of knowledge are broader, new responsibilities and social expectations also set higher requirements. Thus, employees, particularly school teachers, are expected to engage in continuous innovative work behaviour in general and in teaching in particular so that the students not only acquire academic literacy but also master soft skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving (Bawuro et al, 2019;Nemeržitski et al, 2013;Zainal & Matore, 2019). Secondly, there are increasingly developed technologies for teaching and learning purposes, so the old teaching method may be outdated and unfit for the current needs of education (Zainal & Matore, 2019).…”

“…Thus, employees, particularly school teachers, are expected to engage in continuous innovative work behaviour in general and in teaching in particular so that the students not only acquire academic literacy but also master soft skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving (Bawuro et al, 2019;Nemeržitski et al, 2013;Zainal & Matore, 2019). Secondly, there are increasingly developed technologies for teaching and learning purposes, so the old teaching method may be outdated and unfit for the current needs of education (Zainal & Matore, 2019). Hence, teachers are required to continually engage in innovative work behaviour to ensure that the teaching methods in use are still appropriate.…”

“…Hence, teachers are required to continually engage in innovative work behaviour to ensure that the teaching methods in use are still appropriate. Thirdly, according to Gkorezis (2016), Zainal & Matore (2019), teachers are most frequently in direct contact with students. Their personal behaviours are shared and demonstrated to the students, serving as a great example for students.…”