The impact of an innovative school climate on teachers’ knowledge creation activities in korean schools: The mediating role of teachers’ knowledge sharing and work engagement

KEDI Journal of Educational Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-203

  Song, Ji Hoon ^a   Kim, Woocheol ^b   Chai, Dae Seok ^c   Bae, Sang Hoon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knowledge creation practices; Knowledge sharing; Korean high school teachers; School innovation climate; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920273195     PISSN: 17394341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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