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Factors Influencing Teacher Efficacy In A Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Center Education Program, Rachel M. Weaver
Factors Influencing Teacher Efficacy In A Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Center Education Program, Rachel M. Weaver
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
This dissertation describes the factors influencing teacher efficacy among teachers currently or recently working in a juvenile detention center education program in southeastern Pennsylvania. The single-case study examined the barriers and facilitators to high teacher efficacy in that school setting, since these factors were previously unknown. The research population for the study consisted of all teachers who are working or who have worked within the past five years at the juvenile detention center education program (n=9). Research was conducted using the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Hoy, 2001), a questionnaire, and in-person interviews. The following were found to …