Investigating the Association Between University Teachers’ Professional Autonomy and Their Innovation Performance
Investigating the Association Between University Teachers’ Professional Autonomy and Their Innovation Performance
Author(s): Oksana Aleksandrovna Gavrilyuk, Elena G. Tareva, Anastasiya V. LakhnoSubject(s): Foreign languages learning, Educational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Management and complex organizations, Sociology of Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: teacher’s development; professional autonomy; creativity; innovation performance; autonomy-oriented approach; foreign language teaching;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate both - theoretical and practical aspects in association between foreign language teachers’ professional autonomy and their innovation performance under the current educational circumstances. The findings demonstrate that the development of innovative university teachers is possible in the framework of the autonomy-oriented approach that gets the teachers to be involved in intensive analysis and project activity, based on an analysis and a review of teachers’ personal learning and professional experience in a wide range of educational context.
Journal: Pedagogika
- Issue Year: 133/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 128-148
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English