| Title: |
How Professional Development in Co-Teaching Impacts Self-Efficacy among Rural High School Teachers |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Colson, Tori; Xiang, Yajuan; Smothers, Moriah |
| Source: |
Rural Educator. 2021 42(1):20-31. |
| Availability: |
National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.library.msstate.edu/ruraled |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
High Schools; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Professional Development; Team Teaching; Program Effectiveness; Self Efficacy; High School Teachers; Special Education Teachers; Rural Schools; Public Schools; Learner Engagement; Instructional Effectiveness; Classroom Techniques; Self Concept Measures; Regular and Special Education Relationship |
| Geographic Terms: |
Tennessee; Indiana |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Teachers Sense of Efficacy Scale |
| ISSN: |
0273-446X |
| Abstract: |
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of professional development in co-teaching on teacher self-efficacy amongst general and special education rural high school teachers. A causal-comparative research design was used to survey 256 rural high school teachers from the South and Midwest regions of the U.S. to measure their self-efficacy in student engagement, instructional practices, and classroom management. One-way analysis and independent samples t-test were used to analyze these data using SPSS statistical software. The results indicated a significant difference between teachers with and without experience in a co-taught classroom regarding their efficacy in using instructional practices. Furthermore, ANOVA results indicated a significant difference in the number of hours of professional development a teacher received in co-teaching as it relates to their efficacy in student engagement, instructional practices, and classroom management. Further discussion and recommendations are also included. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1304431 |
| Database: |
ERIC |