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An Exploration Of Teachers’ And Instructional Coaches’ Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy In The Areas Of Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, And Classroom Management, John M. Hruby

Educational Policy Studies Dissertations

Schools may choose to employ staff members dedicated to helping teachers increase their sense of self-efficacy. The addition of these individuals contributes to an effective professional learning model; increasingly, it is instructional coaches who are serving as facilitators of professional learning (Knight, 2019). Teachers acknowledge the value in working with instructional coaches (Rush & Young, 2011), bringing credence to the federal legislation designed to promote the practice. Utilizing modified versions of the Ohio State teacher efficacy survey (OSTES) this dissertation research examined teachers’ and instructional coaches’ perceptions of self-efficacy and the possible implications of those perceptions in the field of …