An Examination of Teacher Efficacy on Student Achievement in Regional Juvenile Detention Centers and Youth development Centers in Kentucky

<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the self-efficacy of teachers who work in the juvenile detention and youth development centers in Kentucky and how their level of self-efficacy influences their students' efforts to complete high school. This study is important because it provides information that contributes to the improvement of education for students incarcerated in juvenile detention and youth development centers in Kentucky. A quality education for these students ensures they will have the same opportunity for success that was afforded them in their regular school. </p> <p>Youth committed to the juvenile detention and youth development centers are considered at-risk of not graduating high school. Research has shown that incarcerated students do not receive the same quality of education as their peers who attend traditional high schools. A descriptive research method was employed in this study. The population for this research was high school teachers (N=70) who are employed at regional juvenile detention and youth development centers in the state of Kentucky. These participants were asked to complete the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Hoy, 2001). This instrument contains closed-ended items related to their expectations and beliefs about teacher efficacy. An analysis of their responses will help to determine their perceptions of teacher efficacy and its effect on the students' efforts to work toward high school graduation while incarcerated at the juvenile detention or youth development centers. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Ferguson, Scott Tyrone

• Alternative Education
• Juvenile Correctional Education
• Juvenile Detention Center
• Student Achievement
• Teacher Efficacy
• Youth Development Center
• Educational Administration and Supervision

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2013 Scott Tyrone Ferguson

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/165

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1164