Primary School Innovation and it’s Antecedents: Applying a Job Demands-Resources Framework

Bouwknegt, Kyra (2023) Primary School Innovation and it’s Antecedents: Applying a Job Demands-Resources Framework. Master thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

This study investigates the implementation of an innovation within a primary school group in the Netherlands. The aim of the study is to assess what the antecedents of Self-Efficacy and Motivation to Innovate are and how these are related to one another. The Job Demands – Resources Model is used as a guiding framework. We found that high Job Demands negatively affect Self-Efficacy and that high Job Resources positively affect Self-Efficacy. Job Demands and Resources were not found to have a clear effect on the Motivation to Innovate through Self-Efficacy, as Motivation to Innovate was consistently high within the sample. These results support previous research that has integrated the JD-R Model with Self-Efficacy and Motivation. The current study adds qualitative and practical evidence to the every growing body of innovation research, specifically, it adds to the literature on innovative practice within schools. Practical suggestions and implications for future studies are discussed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master)
Supervisor name:	Jonge, K.M.M. de
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology]
Date Deposited:	29 Jun 2023 07:34
Last Modified:	29 Jun 2023 07:34
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2079

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