Professional mobility of creative teachers Effect of age and poverty
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The present quantitative study aims to explore the relationships between the professional mobility and creative teachers in the Tunis region, randomly sampled (n = 338). The relationships are studied according to the creative teachers’ age and the poverty of their professional environment. The objective is to determine possible factors to explain these links. The results obtained reveals higher creativity among mobile teachers compared to stable teachers. In addition, the study showed a significant positive relationship between professional mobility and creative teachers, especially younger ones. Moreover, the professional mobility of creative teachers is negatively correlated with the poverty of their professional environment.
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