Effect of Cultural Intelligence on the Work Adjustment of PE Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in a Large City in Iran

• Main Author: Mirsafian Hamidreza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2016-10-01
• Series: Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research
• Subjects: cultural intelligence; motivation; pe teachers; value; work adjustment
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2016-0018

This study aimed to measure the cultural intelligence of physical education (PE) teachers’ work adjustment in primary and secondary schools in a large city in Iran (Isfahan). The method of this research was descriptive (correlation) and the total population included all of the PE teachers at three educational levels in Isfahan in 1393 (2014) (N= 559). Participants (N= 226) were selected by using the stratified random sampling method according to the total population of the PE teachers in all six educational regions of Isfahan. A self-constructed cultural intelligence questionnaire (20 items) as well as a work adjustment scale (Davis & Lofqist, 1991) including 20 items were employed in this research. The regression and correlation tests were used for analyzing data. The results indicated that cultural intelligence significantly affects the PE teachers’ work adjustment. There was also a significant correlation between cultural intelligence and the PE teachers’ work adjustment.