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  1 - Understanding teacher’s Innovative behavior based on their irrational beliefs and systems thinking
  Sara Mehramiz Muhammad Akbary borng Muhammad Ali Rostami Nejad
  Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to predict teachers' innovative behavior based on irrational beliefs and system thinking. Method: The present study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population include 1340 teachers of all elementary schools i More

  Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to predict teachers' innovative behavior based on irrational beliefs and system thinking. Method: The present study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population include 1340 teachers of all elementary schools in Birjand city in the academic year of 2016-2017. The sample consisted of 297 teachers selected by random cluster sampling. The instruments were three questionnaires, Palma’s systems Thinking, Bernard’s Irrational Beliefs and Counter’s Innovative Behavior. For analyzing data, multiple regression, one-sample t-test and structural equation modeling were used. Findings: The results showed that systemic thinking and innovative behavior of teachers were higher than average. The results also showed that among the components of system thinking, only continuous learning was predictive of teachers' irrational beliefs (p <0.05). On the other hand, continuous learning more than recognizing mental models can predict their innovative behavior (p <0.01). Also, among the components of irrational beliefs, attitudes toward students more than school attitude and low tolerance can predict the innovative behavior of teachers (p <0.01). Conclusion: According to the results of the research on explaining the teachers' innovative behavior based on their system thinking and their irrational beliefs, and since irrational beliefs are also predictable based on system thinking, it is necessity for manager and in-service designer to improve teachers' systemic thinking to reduce their irrational beliefs and improve the innovative behavioral of teachers. Manuscript profile