رویکردهای نوین آموزشی (Jul 2015)
Study the role of cultural intelligence and social capital in teachers Job compatibility: Testing mediating role of social capital
Abstract
The aim of this research was to investigate the role of cultural intelligence and social capital in teachers, job compatibility. Research method was descriptive-correlative with structural equations modeling approach. Research sample included 312 persons of West-Azarbaijan northern cities primary teachers that were selected by random multi-stage cluster sampling. For gathering data in this research, Job Compatibility Questionnaire (Poorkabirian, 2005) Social Capital Questionnaire (Bordbar, 2012) and Cultural Intelligence Questionnaire (Early & Ang, 2003) were used. Results showed that social capital in a direct form and by 0.58 effect coefficient can predict job compatibility. Also, cultural intelligence directly, with a regression coefficient of 0.23, predicted job compatibility. Analysis of mediator role of social capital showed that cultural intelligence through social capital had an indirect role in explaining the job adjustment. According to research findings, social capital and cultural intelligence have a direct role in explaining job adjustment. Also, by adding social capital to prediction model, through the mediator role of social capital, job adjustment prediction's power according to cultural intelligence, increased. Also, multiple correlation coefficient (R2) was 0.333. Altogether, the predictors of the model, explained 33.3 percent of job compatibility's variance.
