TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding teachers as change agents
T2 - An investigation of primary school teachers’ self-perception
AU - van der Heijden, H.R.M.A.
AU - Beijaard, D.
AU - Geldens, J. J.M.
AU - Popeijus, H. L.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - This study reports on a large-scale survey on primary school teachers’ perceptions of being change agents and the extent to which these perceptions are related to personality and contextual factors. A principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis revealed nine characteristics of teachers as change agents. Personality and contextual factors are related to teachers’ perceptions of being a change agent. Four teacher profiles were distinguished according to the varying degrees of teachers’ perceptions of themselves as change agents. This study adds to the further understanding of teachers as change agents, their characteristics and how these characteristics are related to personality and contextual factors.
AB - This study reports on a large-scale survey on primary school teachers’ perceptions of being change agents and the extent to which these perceptions are related to personality and contextual factors. A principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis revealed nine characteristics of teachers as change agents. Personality and contextual factors are related to teachers’ perceptions of being a change agent. Four teacher profiles were distinguished according to the varying degrees of teachers’ perceptions of themselves as change agents. This study adds to the further understanding of teachers as change agents, their characteristics and how these characteristics are related to personality and contextual factors.
KW - Contextual factors
KW - Personality factors
KW - Primary education
KW - Teacher characteristics
KW - Teachers as change agents
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049973523&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10833-018-9320-9
DO - 10.1007/s10833-018-9320-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85049973523
VL - 19
SP - 347
EP - 373
JO - Journal of Educational Change
JF - Journal of Educational Change
SN - 1389-2843
IS - 3
ER -