Measuring teachers' self-efficacy beliefs: Development and use of the TEBS-Self

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 751-766

  Dellinger, Amy B ^a   Bobbett, Jacquline J ^b   Olivier, Dianne F ^c   Ellett, Chad D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b Louisiana State Department of Education   (United States)

^c St Martin Parish School Board   (United States)

^d CDE Research Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Efficacy beliefs; Factor analysis; Measurement; Outcome expectations; Self efficacy; Teacher characteristics; Teacher collective efficacy; Teacher expectations; Teacher self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649104100     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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