Relationship Between Knowledge Management and Information Seeking Behavior with Primary Teachers' Preferred Teaching Style: The Mediating Role of Teachers' Creativity

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1 The Student of Master Educational Research, Science and Research, Tehran, Iran‎

2 Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Science and Research, Tehran‎

10.48310/reek.2024.16567.1322

Abstract

Background and Objectives: The teaching styles that teachers choose are influenced by various factors. Therefore, the aim of ‎the present ‎research is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and information-‎seeking ‎behavior with the preferred teaching style of elementary school teachers in the city of Sanandaj, ‎considering ‎the mediating role of teacher creativity‏.‏ Methods: The present study employs a descriptive-correlational research design using the structural equation modeling ‎method. ‎Statistical population for this research consists of all elementary school teachers in the city of ‎Sanandaj who ‎were active during the 2023-2024 academic year, totaling 1672 individuals according to ‎available ‎statistics. A sample size of 300 was determined using the convenience sampling method. ‎Participants ‎responded to the Knowledge Management Questionnaire by Probst et al. (2000), the Abedi ‎Creativity ‎Questionnaire (1986), the Information Behavior Questionnaire by Hsu et al. (2009), and the ‎Preferred ‎Teaching Style Questionnaire by Moosapour (1998). For data analysis, correlation coefficients ‎and ‎structural equations were utilized using SPSS and Lisrel software‎. Findings: The research findings indicate that knowledge management and information-seeking behavior have ‎‎a notable  relationships with creativity and preferred teaching styles. Additionally, creativity also has a ‎‎significant relationship with preferred teaching styles. Moreover, creativity plays a mediating role between ‎‎knowledge management and preferred teaching styles, as well as between information-seeking behavior and ‎‎preferred teaching styles. The research also demonstrates a good fit‏ .Conclusion: Knowledge management and information-seeking behavior, by providing knowledge and ‎informational ‎resources, lead to greater access to new and creative ideas in teaching and enhance teachers' ‎inclination ‎towards using student-centered teaching styles. 

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