Exploring the role of teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education, their self-efficacy, and collective efficacy in behaviour management in teacher behaviour

Using a sample of 384 Finnish teachers, in this study we explored how teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education, self-efficacy, and collective efficacy in behaviour management affect their behaviours in teaching appropriate behaviours to students, and how teachers' attitudes, self-efficacy, and collective efficacy mediate the effect of background variables on teacher behaviour. The results revealed that teachers’ self-efficacy and collective efficacy significantly predicted their behaviour. The number of students with attention or behavioural problems has an indirect negative effect on teacher behaviour, mediated by teacher self-efficacy. peerReviewed

Yläkoulun oppilaiden kouluun kuulumisen kehityskulut 7. luokan alusta 8. luokan alkuun : kehityskulkujen yhteys oppilaiden käytösoireisiin

Kouluun kuuluminen on yksi oppilaiden tunneperäisen kiinnittymisen osa-alue. Sillä viitataan oppilaan kokemuksiin siitä, miten hän tulee hyväksytyksi, arvostetuksi, mukaan otetuksi ja tuetuksi koulun sosiaalisessa ympäristössä. Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan henkilökeskeisesti kouluun kuulumisen kehityskulkuja 7. luokan alusta 8. luokan alkuun 485 oppilaan vastaukset sisältävällä kyselyaineistolla. Lisäksi tutkitaan, millaisia yhteyksiä kouluun kuulumisen kehityskuluilla on oppilaiden raportoimiin käytösoireisiin. Aineistosta oli tunnistettavissa kaksi erilaista kouluun kuulumisen kehityskulkua. Ensimmäisessä ryhmässä, johon kuului 94 prosenttia oppilaista, lähtötaso oli 7. luokan alussa…

The effect of perceived school climate and teacher efficacy in behavior management on job satisfaction and burnout: A longitudinal study

Abstract This study investigated how perceived school climate affects teachers' job satisfaction and burnout and how self-efficacy and collective efficacy in behavior management mediate the effect of perceived school climate on job satisfaction and burnout. The questions were answered using longitudinal questionnaire data collected from 642 Finnish lower secondary school teachers. A structural equation model revealed that school climate had a positive effect, partly mediated by self-efficacy, on job satisfaction. Collective efficacy in student discipline did not explain either job satisfaction or burnout. Self-efficacy in managing behavior had a positive effect on job satisfaction and a neg…

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Teachers' self-efficacy and the sources of efficacy: A cross-cultural investigation in Japan and Finland

The study explores the extent and sources of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy (TSE) for inclusive practices among 261 Japanese and 1123 Finnish teachers. Measurement invariance was tested to ensure the chosen scales’ cross-cultural validity. In both countries, mastery experience was identified as the strongest of the four sources contributing uniquely to TSE. However, the two groups differed in how verbal persuasion predicted TSE. The findings indicate that the effects of the four sources on TSE depend strongly on sociocultural context, and that, in Japan, other sources may exert a powerful influence. Practical implications are discussed, with particular regard to teacher training programs. peerRevi…

Teacher efficacy predicts teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion – a longitudinal cross-lagged analysis

Over the past decades, an abundance of studies have assessed teacher attitudes and self-efficacy beliefs related to inclusive education. However, empirical evidence on the causal relationship between efficacy and attitudes is still rare and inconclusive. Therefore, the present study focused on identifying the interdependent relationship between teachers’ attitudes and their self-efficacy beliefs using a cross-lagged panel design path analysis. A total of 1326 teachers from Finish schools participated in an electronic survey. Teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs were assessed five times and attitudes (attitudes and concerns subscale) three times over three years. The outcomes indicated that both …