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Principal Self-Efficacy Beliefs: What Factors Matter?
Self-efficacy beliefs are evaluations people make about their capability to handle specific, future challenges. Self-efficacy belief levels predict actual success. Public school principals face ever-changing challenges. Understanding school principal self-efficacy beliefs and supporting the …
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Self-efficacy beliefs and young people's political participation
Political efficacy is one of the strongest predictors of adults’ political participation, but it has been less studied among young people. General self-efficacy has been considered a possible causal factor for young people to engage in politics. These constructs, in addition to young people’s …
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A qualitative study investigating the sources of teacher efficacy beliefs
A teacher’s efficacy beliefs have been found to influence their professional commitment (Coladarci, 1992; Ware and Kitsantas, 2007, 2011; Klassen et al., 2013), their job satisfaction (Caprara et al., 2006, Hoigaard et al., 2012) and how resilient they are in difficult situations (Ashton and Webb, …
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Profiles of Personal Agency: Ethnocultural Variations in Self -Efficacy Beliefs
… assumptions about the universal nature of self-efficacy appraisal and suggest some of the potential consequences of different cultural value orientations for the experience of personal agency. Discussion centers on within-group patterns of individualist and collectivist value orientations, …
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The Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Three Adults Returning to Piano Study
<p>This study examined the self-efficacy beliefs of three adults returning to piano study and observed the role of self-efficacy in the students' piano study experiences throughout the course of one semester. Three adult students enrolled in the Community Music School at the University of South …
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Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs and the Lived Experience of Preservice Elementary Teachers
… methods approach to examine the science teaching efficacy beliefs (STEB) of preservice elementary teachers as they participated in a Science Methods course. The following questions were addressed using quantitative survey data and qualitative interviews: What are the STEB of preservice elementary …
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Examining the Relationship Between Louisiana Principals' Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Student Achievement
… relationship between Louisiana Principals’ self-efficacy beliefs and student achievement. This study was grounded in the research of Bandura’s model of <em>triadic reciprocal causation</em> and more recent research on principals’ self-efficacy beliefs. Using the Principals’ Sense of Efficacy …
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The Effects of a Virtual Wellness Community upon Participants’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs
… of a virtual wellness community on the self-efficacy of participants to attain their wellness goals through a mixed-methods design. Eight female participants between the ages of 25-38 completed a pre- and post-survey with 5-point Likert scale questions and open-ended questions before and …
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The Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Black Women Leaders in Fortune 500 Companies
… within organizations. The extent to which self-efficacy influences the advancement potential of Black females is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy beliefs of black women in leadership positions and to determine how Black women leaders' careers are influenced by …
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Growing New Teachers: The Relationship Among Professional Development, Efficacy Beliefs, and Classroom Practices
The connection between teacher practices and efficacy beliefs and the connection between teacher practices and professional development has been explored empirically (Allinder, 1994; Boardman & Woodruff, 2004; Cohen & Hill, 2001). However, there is a need to examine how mentoring and professional …
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Individual, family, social support and stress factors affecting university students' generalised self-efficacy beliefs
… influenced by their generalised self-ecfficacy beliefs. Previous studies compared these beliefs to individual variables derived from self-concept, family, stress, and self-support research. An holistic approach in this present study was used with data collected from 168 first-year students, to …
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A structural model examining predictors of lesbian, gay and bisexual counseling self-efficacy beliefs
… gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Counseling self-efficacy, a construct based on the tenets of social cognitive theory, is a useful framework to assess counselors’ perceptions regarding their competencies in providing such services. To date, little is known about factors that may either enhance or …
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An Examination of Motivational Characteristics and Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs Conducive to Experiencing Flow
… and perceptions of their academic self-efficacy were related to trait flow. Participants consisted of students attending a large, public university in the Midwest and from those obtained from an online recruitment platform (n = 230). Several assessments were administered to measure flow, …
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Teacher Efficacy Beliefs in Collaborative Learning Communities: A Statewide Study in Large High Schools
… learning communities as related to teacher efficacy in the largest high schools in Ohio. These communities are typically called Small Learning Communities and Professional Learning Communities. Small Learning Communities are usually created with academic content area ninth or tenth grade …
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Perceptions of High School Seniors' Montessori Experiences and Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs: A Phenomenological Study
… interpretation of their developed academic self-efficacy. This qualitative investigation described the various perspectives of students' Montessori experiences and interpreted those experiences through the lens of concepts associated with Albert Bandura's (1986) notion of self-efficacy. According …
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Exploring A Complex Model Of Student Engagement In Middle School: Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs And Achievement
… outcomes. Research also finds that students’ beliefs about their ability to be successful at academic tasks will significantly influence their achievement also. The aim of this study is to explore the impact of academic self-efficacy on achievement in school, as mediated by levels of student …
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The Effect of Multimedia Cases on Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Prospective Teachers in Kenya
… of multimedia cases on science teaching self-efficacy beliefs of prospective teachers in Kenya using mixed methods in data collection and analysis. Collaborating with two teacher educators at Central University, I designed and implemented two multimedia case-based intervention lessons, one …
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