Abstract: Reviews research on teacher efficacy, concluding that teachers who believe they are effective set more challenging goals for themselves and their students, take responsibility for student outcomes, and persist when faced with obstacles to learning. The article suggests that efforts to improve schools should include attention to teacher efficacy. (SM)

Title: Strategies for Enhancing Teachers' Beliefs in Their Effectiveness: Research on a School Improvement Hypothesis.
Author: Ross, John A.
Journal Citation: Teachers College Record, v97 n2 p227-51 Win 1995
ISSN: 0161-4681
Publication Year: 1995
Document Type: Review Literature (070); Journal Article (080)
Target Audience: Policymakers
ERIC Identifier: EJ523876
Clearinghouse Identifier: SP525070
Available from: UMI
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Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teacher Education; Secondary School Teachers; * Self Efficacy; * Teacher Attitudes; * Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Expectations of Students; Teacher Influence