Enhancing creative teaching behavior of vocational school teachers: structural equation modeling analysis

Abstract

Creative teaching behavior (CTB) is an innovative and creative teaching approach that is relevant in facing the dynamics of vocational education, which continues to develop, especially to produce creative students. Many studies examine the important role of CTB. However, limited information still discusses how to improve CTB by involving important factors such as creative climate, school support, and creative teaching self-efficacy. This study involved 400 teachers from 25 vocational high schools in civil engineering in Central Java Province, and data analysis using the structural equation modeling (SEM) (Smart-PLS) method. The study results revealed that CTB was proven to be influenced positively and significantly by school support and creative teaching self-efficacy. Also, creative teaching self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of creative climate and school support on CTB. The results of this study provide important implications for vocational school teachers to develop creative teaching skills in schools. Building a creative culture in schools, proactive school support and increasing teacher self-confidence are essential steps in creating a dynamic and innovative learning environment in vocational schools. © 2025, Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama. All rights reserved.

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Author Keywords

self-efficacy Vocational teacher School support Creative climate Creative teaching behavior

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Author Affiliations

Department of Building Engineering Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Department of Management, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Funding & Acknowledgements

Universitas Sebelas Maret, UNS

Grant: 228/UN27.22/PT.01.03/2023

This work was supported by Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia with the support of grant number 228/UN27.22/PT.01.03/2023. Apart from that, the authors would like to thank the vocational teachers in Central Java who were involved in this research.

Universitas Sebelas Maret, UNS

This work was supported by Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia with the support of grant number 228/UN27.22/PT.01.03/2023. Apart from that, the authors would like to thank the vocational teachers in Central Java who were involved in this research.

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Enhancing creative teaching behavior of vocational school teachers: structural equation modeling analysis

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