This study sought to measure general teacher efficacy levels of in-service primary teachers in Hong Kong. Participants included 725 Hong Kong in-service teachers, who were invited to take part in the study. These in-service teachers came from 28 different primary schools ranging from government, aided, private and direct subsidy schools. The…

Investigated the relationship between Lebanese teachers' characteristics, personal and general teacher efficacy, and perception of teaching concerns. Surveys indicated that experience and personal efficacy related negatively to perceptions of teaching concerns. Gender, grade level taught, and general efficacy did not relate to perceptions of any…

The relationships between change in self-efficacy beliefs, teacher characteristics, and school practices were studied for 173 newly hired teachers in urban schools. Findings suggest that the previously noted decline in self-efficacy beliefs in the first year of teaching is not universal. Mediating factors are discussed. (SLD)

Despite a clear relationship between feedback in experiential settings and heightened efficacy, it is unclear whether general feedback occurring outside purely experiential settings impacts preservice teachers' self-efficacy. This study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy in preservice teachers and simple but salient feedback from…

Purpose: The purpose of this action research presentation is to invite discourse on the intersection of race, gender and instructional decisions in the classrooms of student teachers. The purpose of this study is to also examine the thoughts of a university supervisor during clinical observation with respect to her positionality as a woman of…

This article reports on an investigation of the teaching of music by non-music specialists in the primary school. In particular, it examines attitudes to teaching music, factors affecting teachers' confidence, the relationship between confidence and training, support for music teaching, teaching experience and musical background. The…

The present study contributes to knowledge of the construct validity of the short form of the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (and by extension, given their similar content and psychometric properties, to the long form). The authors' research involves: (1) examining the psychometric properties of the TSES on a large sample of elementary, middle,…

This study describes and assesses the influence of experience and self-confidence on teachers' reactions to problematic situations. Participants in the study were 303 expert and 136 student teachers. Data were obtained by using the questionnaires, "Situations" and "Sense of Efficacy." As expected, student teachers and expert teachers with a high…

This study synthesized research on teacher efficacy. A 14-stage model was implemented to identify and analyze characteristics found in the synthesis population of 89 primary studies which addressed teacher efficacy. The 89 primary studies yielded 789 distinct and 973 total research hypotheses; 25 distinct and 973 total teacher efficacy constructs;…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the sense of Teacher Efficacy (TE) belief held by Singapore teachers for teaching primary social studies. Teacher Efficacy, which comprises Personal Teaching Efficacy (PTE) and General Teaching Efficacy (GTE), was measured. A group of 116 primary school teachers attending a social studies in-service…

Teacher retention has been the subject of much study, yet recent estimates of teachers who choose to leave the profession within the first three years to pursue other careers remains at an unacceptably high level of 33.5 percent. These figures are alarming in light of the fact that schools desperately need qualified teachers. Several authors…

The variables of teacher self efficacy, locus of control, and attribution of responsibility are important in classroom situations for both teachers and students. This paper discusses some theoretical considerations associated with these three variables and various instruments and scales used to measure them. Results are presented from a study that…

Dutch researchers used the Teachers' and Principals' Sense of Efficacy scale to examine the context dependency of elementary teachers' and principals' sense of efficacy. Results advance self-efficacy as an important factor in explaining the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions. (SM)

During the past decade, the arts have been increasingly included in professional development programs for general education teachers in the United States. Little is known, however, about teachers' attitudes toward the arts in education or the applications of arts processes in their teaching practice. In this mixed-methods study, data collected…

This study examined the relationship between preservice teachers' perceived efficacy and their beliefs about teaching and learning. Subjects were 382 preservice teachers enrolled in either an early childhood or elementary teacher preparation program. Statistical analysis of responses to a version of the Gibson and Dembo Teacher Efficacy Scale…