Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Teacher Self-Efficacy

148 Pages·2016·1.687 MB·English

by  Susanne Garvis, Donna Pendergast (eds.)

Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Teacher Self-Efficacy

Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Teacher Self-Efficacy
Edited by
Susanne Garvis
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
and
Donna Pendergast
Griffith University, Australia
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We dedicate this book to our colleagues who work in the field
of initial teacher education and professional learning. Globally, the
teaching profession has been subjected to closer than usual scrutiny
over recent years and the brilliant work of teacher educators is
sometimes less valued than it should be. We affirm the important
work of our colleagues and respect their contribution to
shaping the present and future educators of the world,
who in turn shape the present and future generations
of young people who will be our future.

TAblE of ConTEnTS
Acknowledgement ix
List of Figures xi
List of Tables xiii
Acronyms and Abbreviations xv
Introduction xvii
Susanne Garvis and Donna Pendergast
1. Preservice Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs: An Opportunity to
Generate “Good Research” in the Asia-Pacific Region 1
David A. G. Berg and Lisa F. Smith
2. The Mediating Role of Collective Teacher Efficacy Beliefs in
the Relationship between School Climate and Teacher
Self-Efficacy across Mainstream and Special Needs Schools 19
Wan Har Chong and Ming Ying Ong
3. Understanding Teacher Self-Efficacy to Teach in
Inclusive Classrooms 37
Umesh Sharma and Sindu George
4. Teaching Efficacy Belief as a New Paradigm for Teacher Career
Development and Professionalism in Korea 53
So-Jung Seo
5. A Comparative Study of Early Childhood Teacher Self-Efficacy
for Arts Education in Australia and Oman 71
Susanne Garvis and Ali Kemal Tekin
6. Inclusion, Classroom Management and Teacher Self-Efficacy in
an Australian Context 87
Stuart Woodcock and Andrea Reupert
7. Teacher Self-Efficacy and Junior Secondary: Exploring a Moment
of Reform in Queensland Schools 103
Donna Pendergast and Katherine Main
8. Teacher Efficacy Research in Mainland China 115
Olli-Pekka Malinen
About the Contributors 127
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ACKnoWlEDGEMEnT
We wish to acknowledge the contribution made by Joy Reynolds to the production
of this book.
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