論文題目及摘要(英文)
The Study of Relationships among Intellectual Capital, Social Capital, and Teacher Professional Development at Elementary Schools in Keelung City
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The main purposes of this study are to investigate the current situations and contents of the school intellectual capital, social capital, and teachers' professional development at elementary schools in Keelung City. Besides, the suggestions are given according to the results of this study.
During the first stage of this study, the research began with literature review. This stage was to construct a theoretical basis for this study. In the second stage, data were collected from 360 elementary school administrators in Keelung City. The results of the survey are analyzed and compared with previous research. Finally, the results are discussed and the suggestions are made for future study. The main findings are as follows:
1.The current situations and contents of the school intellectual capital, social capital
and teachers' professional development in elementary schools.
(1)The current situation of the intellectual capital in elementary schools works well,
especially in the dimension of “customer capital”.
(2)The current situation of the social capital in elementary schools works well,
especially in the dimension of “network”.
(3)The current situation of the teachers' professional development in elementary
schools works well, especially in the dimension of “course design and teaching”.
2.The different background variables in the school intellectual capital, social capital
and teachers' professional development.
(1)The aspect of different background variables in the school intellectual capital: significance is shown in the variables of gender, academic background, seniority, school size and school history; no differece is demonstrated in age and position in school.
(2)The aspect of different background variables in the school social capital: significance is shown in the variables of gender and school size; no differece is demonstrated in age, academic background, seniority, position in school and school history.
(3)The aspect of different background variables in the teachers' professional development:significance is shown in the variables of gender; no differece is demonstrated in age, academic background, seniority, position in school, school size and school history.
3.The relation among the school intellectual capital, social capital and teachers'
professional development.
(1)The overall results show that there is a positive between the school intellectual capital and social capital. The correlation between each variable is averagely significant with the highest score in “beliefs “.
(2)The overall results show that there is a positive between the school intellectual capital and teachers' professional development. The correlation between each variable is averagely significant with the highest score in “classroom management and guide“.
(3)The overall results show that there is a positive between the school social capital and teachers' professional development. The correlation between each variable is averagely significant with the highest score in “classroom management and guide“.
4.Prediction of teachers' professional development by way of school intellectual
capital and social capital
(1)Customer capital, innovation capital, human capital and process capital have significance in predicting teachers' professional development.
(2)Beliefs, trustworthiness and norms have significance in predicting teachers' professional development.
(3)Beliefs, Customer capital, innovation capital and human capital have significance in predicting teachers' professional development.
In conclusion, based on the findings and results, suggestions are provided for
educational administrative institutions, elementary schools, the teachers of
elementary schools and future study.
Keywords: intellectual capital, social capital, teachers' professional development
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