Investigating the role of individual self-efficacy, knowledge transfer and quality of work life in empowering primary school teachers

The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of individual self-efficacy, knowledge transfer and quality of working life in empowering elementary school teachers. The current research was applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-correlative in terms of nature, and field and library in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the present study included all primary teachers (452 women and 251 men) of Marand city. From this population, a sample of 248 people (160 female teachers and 88 male teachers) were selected according to Morgan's table using proportional stratified sampling method. In the current research, the questionnaire of professional qualifications of teachers of Melainejad (2013) (Teacher Empowerment Questionnaire), the quality of work life questionnaire of Ilgan et al; Then, Data analysis was done using simple linear regression and multiple regression tests and SPSS software. Multiple regression analysis showed that among the three variables, the individual self-efficacy variable with a beta of 1.037 plays a role in empowering elementary school teachers. Also, simple linear regression analysis showed that individual self-efficacy with a beta of 0.514; Knowledge transfer with a beta of 0.502 and quality of work life with a beta of 0.226 play a role in improving the empowerment of teachers. It can be considered that individual self-efficacy is the basis for empowerment; Because if there is self-efficacy, other components such as knowledge transfer and quality of work life will be effective on empowering teachers.