Efficacy-forming experiences : contributing factors to the development of teacher self-efficacy in culturally and linguistically responsive practices
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dawn Bagwell (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Ye He
Abstract: To address educators’ sense of unpreparedness to support the growing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students enrolled in schools across the U.S., I examined the professional learning experiences of four educators who participated in a state-wide, online professional development opportunity. I employed a longitudinal case study design to identify specific experiences that contributed to teacher self-efficacy (TSE) in culturally and linguistically responsive practices (CLRP). Centering on four efficacy-forming experiences (EFEs) – knowledge development, mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, and verbal persuasion (Bandura, 1977; Siwatu, 2011), this study highlighted three key aspects of TSE in CLRP including the importance of learning collaboratively with educators from other school districts, the interconnectedness of EFEs, and the potential of collective efficacy. Findings demonstrated that EFEs did not function in isolation. It was not one experience but rather multiple experiences of varying types that contributed to a gradual evolution that led to the case study participants expressing a greater sense of preparedness to support CLD students and their families. The findings of this study offer direct implications for educators and PD facilitators engaged in professional learning to enhance TSE in CLRP.
Efficacy-forming experiences : contributing factors to the development of teacher self-efficacy in culturally and linguistically responsive practices
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- Culturally and linguistically responsive practices, Efficacy-forming experiences, Teacher professional learning, Teacher self-efficacy
- Subjects
- Teachers $x In-service training $z United States
- Culturally relevant pedagogy $z United States
- Self-efficacy $z United States