OPINIONS OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TOWARDS ONLINE INNOVATIVE CLIMATE AND THE ROLE OF PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR

Authors

  • Panpilas Koetwichai
  • Jaitip Na-Songkhla
  • Theeravadee Thangkabutra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53848/irdssru.v9i1.213785

Keywords:

innovative climate, online innovative climate, private partnership, innovative behavior, kindergarten teachers.

Abstract

The purposes of this study were 1) to study the opinions of kindergarten
teachers towards the online innovative climate, the role of private partnership and the innovative behavior of kindergarten teachers. 2) To study the opinions of the school administrators towards the role of private partnership in enhancing innovative behavior of kindergarten teachers. This study employed a mixed-method research consisting of two parts. Part 1 involved a quantitative research to study the opinions of kindergarten teachers towards the online innovative climate, the role of private partnership, and the innovative behavior of kindergarten teachers. The sample group consisted of 398 kindergarten teachers. Part 2 was a qualitative research to study the opinions of the school administrators towards the role of private partnerships in enhancing the innovative behavior of kindergarten teachers. The results showed 1) opinions of kindergarten teachers towards the online innovative climate and the role of privatepartnership was high, while opinions of kindergarten teachers towards the innovativebehavior of kindergarten teachers was moderate. The online innovative climate and the role of private partnerships had a positive relation with the innovative behavior of kindergarten teachers. statistically and significantly, at 0.01. 2) School administrators pointed out that private partnerships had a significant role towards innovative behavior
enhancement of kindergarten teachers.

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02-09-2019

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Koetwichai, P., Na-Songkhla, J., & Thangkabutra, T. (2019). OPINIONS OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TOWARDS ONLINE INNOVATIVE CLIMATE AND THE ROLE OF PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR. Research and Development Journal Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, 9(1), 74. https://doi.org/10.53848/irdssru.v9i1.213785