2019
DOI: 10.15823/p.2019.133.7
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Investigating the association between university teachers’ professional autonomy and their innovation performance

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 l… Show more

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“…When teachers manage to gain the necessary autonomy, they are able to undertake innovative methodologies. In this sense, other research [45,46], agrees in pointing out how this autonomy that teachers acquire is what leads them to participate in innovative initiatives and projects that promote their personal development from the educational context. ECO boosts their creativity and their ability to engage with and generate ideas in a dynamic, original way.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
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“…When teachers manage to gain the necessary autonomy, they are able to undertake innovative methodologies. In this sense, other research [45,46], agrees in pointing out how this autonomy that teachers acquire is what leads them to participate in innovative initiatives and projects that promote their personal development from the educational context. ECO boosts their creativity and their ability to engage with and generate ideas in a dynamic, original way.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Regarding the teaching-learning process, ECO is a methodology that has revolutionary effects for teachers. The teacher gives a more central role to the students, and takes on the role of facilitator and companion, generating new dynamics in the classroom, as reflected in other studies [45,48,49]. The method promotes teamwork within and outside the university context, challenge-based learning, critical thinking and helps create a connection between theory and practice.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Under the influence of these factors, the education system loses the parameters of linearity, closedness, staticity, and conservatism. It is embarking on the path of rapid change, proclaiming innovation and new educational practices as its imperative (Gavrilyuk et al, 2019;Lanzara, 2016;Purtik & Arenas, 2017;Traube et al, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, blended learning can be an effective way to familiarise students with online learning peculiarities enabling them to utilise online courses effectively (Fidalgo et al, 2020). However, it is also relevant to note that educational innovation embodied in new technologies is mainly considered to be a tool for developing learners' creative thinking, innovative skills and individualisation while the educator and his/her professional autonomy contributes to an effective educative process (Gavrilyuk et al, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%