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      Teacher self-efficacy and its relationship to teachers' perceptions of their working conditions

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      Date
      2014-10-02
      Author
      Guenther, Brent
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Research has shown links between high levels of teacher self-efficacy and increased student achievement. Theorists and educational researchers have identified conditions and resources that increase teacher self-efficacy. Building on existing research, this quantitative study used data from 46 teacher respondents in one Saskatchewan school division. The purpose of the study was to examine teacher self-efficacy and its relationship to teachers’ perceptions of their working conditions. An online questionnaire, based on the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) and the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Survey, was used to collect the data. The mode of data analysis consisted of frequency counts (means and standard deviations) for the descriptive items relating to levels of self-efficacy and perceptions of working conditions. Non-parametric methods were used to measure significance and level of differences among variables, and Spearman’s rho correlations were employed to identify the level of significance of relationships between and among the dimensions and items of teacher self-efficacy and teacher working conditions. A significant correlation was found between the two major constructs of teacher self-efficacy and teachers’ perceptions of their working conditions, and strong correlations were also found between specific dimensions of teacher self-efficacy and dimensions of working conditions. Teacher levels of self-efficacy were predominantly in the moderate and high levels, and teacher leadership was rated highest among working conditions variables. Time availability was rated the lowest of all working conditions, and was found to be significantly related to the teacher self-efficacy dimensions of classroom management and instructional strategies. Further research, using student achievement data and a greater number of participants, may clarify how teacher self-efficacy and working conditions affect student achievement.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Administration
      Program
      Educational Administration
      Supervisor
      R, Patrick J.
      Committee
      Dray, Norman; Burgess, David; Claypool, Tim; Molnar, Tim
      Copyright Date
      August 2014
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2014-08-1660
      Subject
      teacher self-efficacy
      teacher working conditions
      perception
      teachers
      Saskatchewan
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