Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2014

Full Length Research Paper

The impact of preschool teachers’ dual learning on creativity

Yuan-Cheng Chang
  • Yuan-Cheng Chang
  • Department of Education Management, Chinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.
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Yu-Fang Chen
  • Yu-Fang Chen
  • Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, WuFeng University, Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
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Ya-Ting Cheng
  • Ya-Ting Cheng
  • Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, WuFeng University, Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
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Kuo-Pin Chao
  • Kuo-Pin Chao
  • Department of Recreation and Sport Management, WuFeng University, Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
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  •  Received: 20 June 2024
  •  Accepted: 12 July 2024
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

Abstract

This study aims to explore the impact of dual learning on preschool teachers’ thriving at work and creative performance, and whether preschool teachers’ thriving at work acts as a mediating factor in the relationship between dual learning and teachers’ creative work. The participants were preschool teachers from Taiwan. Convenience sampling was used, resulting in a sample size of 388 people. The study results found that preschool teachers' dual learning, which includes both exploitative and exploratory learning, can improve the novelty and usefulness of their work and creativity. Furthermore, the study found that preschool teachers' thriving at work mediates the relationship between dual learning and creativity. This study also discovered that dual learning should combine and complement both exploitative and exploratory learning to achieve balance and the most significant effect. Therefore, it is essential to first help preschool teachers engage in both exploitative and exploratory learning. Schools and kindergartens can also provide relevant courses to help teachers combine these two learning methods. By integrating and complementing their advantages and disadvantages, a balance in learning can be achieved, thereby promoting teachers’ creativity in their work.

 

Key words: Dual learning, thriving at work, creativity.