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

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 473-490

  Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a   Barbaranelli, Claudio ^a   Steca, Patrizia ^b   Malone, Patrick S ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Students' academic achievement; Teachers' satisfaction; Teachers' self efficacy beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750988189     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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