Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs as determinants of job satisfaction and students' academic achievement: A study at the school level

Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs were examined as determinants of their job satisfaction and students' academic achievement. Over 2000 teachers in 75 Italian junior high schools were administered self-report questionnaires to assess self-efficacy beliefs and their job satisfaction Students&...

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Published in:Journal of school psychology 2006-12, Vol.44 (6), p.473-490
Main Authors: Caprara, Gian Vittorio, Barbaranelli, Claudio, Steca, Patrizia, Malone, Patrick S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic Records
Foreign Countries
Italy
Job Satisfaction
Junior High Schools
Questionnaires
Secondary School Teachers
Self Efficacy
Structural Equation Models
Students' academic achievement
Teacher Attitudes
Teachers' satisfaction
Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs
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Summary:Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs were examined as determinants of their job satisfaction and students' academic achievement. Over 2000 teachers in 75 Italian junior high schools were administered self-report questionnaires to assess self-efficacy beliefs and their job satisfaction Students' average final grades at the end of junior high school were collected in two subsequent scholastic years. Structural equation modeling analyses corroborated a conceptual model in which teachers' personal efficacy beliefs affected their job satisfaction and students' academic achievement, controlling for previous levels of achievement.
ISSN:0022-4405
1873-3506
DOI:10.1016/j.jsp.2006.09.001