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Teacher Efficacy And Its Influence On Classroom Management When Teaching African American Males In Grades Prek-2: A Case Study, Suzon M. Pulliam
Teacher Efficacy And Its Influence On Classroom Management When Teaching African American Males In Grades Prek-2: A Case Study, Suzon M. Pulliam
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
This observational case-study examined teacher efficacy and its influence on classroom management when teaching African American males in grades preK-2, through the lens of choice theory (Glasser, 1998). Data were analyzed with the intent of gaining an in-depth understanding of how teacher efficacy influenced classroom management when addressing the needs of survival, power, freedom, fun, and belonging of African American males in grades preK-2. Through the use of professional development, the intended goal was to discover insight of how to better assist teachers in supporting the social and emotional needs of their African American male students in grades preK-2. The …