School Culture Promoting Innovation –: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Innovation is imperative for sustainability and competitiveness in the contemporary interconnected global economy. Educational innovation has the potential to restructure learning outcomes and educational outputs. However, creativity and innovation necessitate a culture (a conducive environment) that supports and fosters growth; innovation alone is insufficient. This review aims to identify the various theories and instruments utilized to measure school culture that promotes innovation and to explore diverse dimensions of school culture that play a crucial role in fostering innovation from the perspective of educators. The Scopus database served as the main research source for this review. The researchers used the keywords ‘School Culture,’ ‘Cultural factor’ and ‘Innovation’ to extract literature published between 2020 and 2023. PRISMA technique was used to select the research papers that are included in this review paper. A total of 17 articles from 2020 to 2023 were chosen and met the requirements to be included in this review study. This study focused on theories to gain a deeper understanding of how school culture promotes innovation from the perspective of teachers. The study identified various measurement tools to assess the school culture promoting innovation from the perspective of teachers. Furthermore, we emphasize the dimensions and factors of the school culture that support the growth of innovation from the perspective of teachers. The review’s contribution is to pinpoint the appropriate theories and tools that are used to gauge school culture that influences the promotion of innovation. Learning about the dimensions of school culture that foster innovation broadens the researcher’s perspective. Numerous evaluations have been done to determine the various aspects of school culture; however, this is the first study to examine the different tools to measure school culture to foster innovation from the teachers’ perspective.