From Digital Competence to Innovative Work Behavior: Analyzing the Mediation of Career Enthusiasm (The Transformation Triangle in Primary Education)
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saber abdolmaleki
1
,
jamal abdolmaleki
2
,
Faezeh Asadi
3
,
Fereshteh Ghahramanifard
4
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
2 -
3 - PhD in Curriculum Planning, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Islamshahr, Iran
4 - Master's degree in Curriculum Planning, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Digital Competence, Innovative Work Behavior, Work Engagement, Primary School Teachers, Transformation in Primary Education,
Abstract :
In the era of transition to Society 5.0, Iran's educational system faces the imperative of fundamental transformation and the need to foster innovation among teachers. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between digital competencies and innovative work behavior among primary school teachers.This descriptive-correlational study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included 608 elementary school teachers in Qorveh city, of which 404 (310 females and 94 males) were selected using the Daniel Westland (2025) method using a stratified proportional random sampling method. Data were collected using three standardized questionnaires: the Digital Competence Questionnaire by Machmud et al. (2021), the Work Engagement Scale by Schaufeli et al. (2002), and the Innovative Work Behavior Questionnaire by Lambriex-Schmitz et al. (2020). The validity and reliability of the instruments were confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and composite reliability. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling in Lisrel v10.20. The findings revealed a significant direct effect of digital competence on innovative work behavior. Additionally, digital competence had a significant direct effect on work engagement, and work engagement, in turn, significantly influenced innovative work behavior. The mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between digital competence and innovative work behavior was empirically confirmed. Overall, the proposed model explained 40% of the variance in innovative work behavior.Therefore, developing teachers' digital competencies, both directly and through enhancing work engagement, provides the necessary foundation for the emergence and stabilization of innovative behaviors
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