Believing Becomes Doing: Developing Teacher, Principal, and Collective Efficacy in Middle School

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dc.contributor.advisorKamata, Akihitoen_US
dc.contributor.authorSoisson, Barbaraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-03T23:33:52Z
dc.date.available2013-10-03T23:33:52Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-03
dc.description.abstractStudent achievement is influenced by efficacy, a construct linked to behaviors that promote learning. The researcher investigated the strength of the relationships between teacher, principal, and collective efficacy at middle schools within a metropolitan area that received Outstanding Oregon State Report Card ratings for 2010-2011. Teachers and principals completed questionnaires to assess their beliefs about executing specific academic and behavioral tasks. The survey instruments were previously validated. Responses to open-ended questions provided insights into practices that develop efficacy. It was hypothesized that teachers and principals would report strong senses of individual and collective efficacy. Findings showed a moderate relationship between teacher and collective efficacy and a moderate relationship between academic efficacy beliefs and behavioral efficacy beliefs at the teacher and collective levels. The middle schools with higher levels of teacher, collective, and principal efficacy were characterized by collaborative cultures focused on improving instruction and leadership that promoted collaboration and growth.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/13276
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectcollective efficacyen_US
dc.subjectEfficacyen_US
dc.subjectPrincipal efficacyen_US
dc.subjectStudent achievementen_US
dc.titleBelieving Becomes Doing: Developing Teacher, Principal, and Collective Efficacy in Middle Schoolen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadershipen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregonen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameD.Ed.en_US

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