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Designed in response to an expressed need for assessment measures of teacher preparation programs, this exploratory study presents one method to assess and improve teacher-educator practices (Crowe, 2010; Gardiner, 2007). Teacher-educators have discovered that conducting a personal assessment or a self-study of one‘s practice is a way to improve learning on a personal, professional, and program level (Kosnik, C., Freese, A., Samaras, A., &. Beck, C., 2006). Bandura (1971, 1974, & 1977) defined the concept of teacher self-efficacy and its influence in a teacher‘s practices.
Drawing from Whitehead‘s living education theory (LET) (1989, 2008), Ashton‘s principles of teacher self-efficacy (1984) and Huitt‘s dimensions (2000) of teacher self-efficacy, the researcher developed a LET incorporating each component expected by most Universities of faculty members; teaching, service, professional development, and research.
The Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Standards (2007) offered a framework to support the four-phase recursive process, as the researcher developed her LET concerning her self-efficacy as a teacher-educator. Working with a Critical Friends Network (CFN), the researcher provided 4 vignettes, a draft belief statement and 23 artifacts for review. The CFN provided 40 responses that assisted the researcher‘s 8 reflections and 4 reframings of her self-efficacy belief statement.
Teacher preparation programs may wish to consider adopting self-study procedures for faculty assessment that encourage reflection on practices.
Advisor: | Freund, Maxine B. |
Commitee: | Samaras, Anastasia, Tate, Patricia S. |
School: | The George Washington University |
Department: | Special Education |
School Location: | United States -- District of Columbia |
Source: | DAI-A 72/03, Dissertation Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Special education, Teacher education |
Keywords: | Policy, Self-efficacy, Self-study methodology, Teacher-educator |
Publication Number: | 3434607 |
ISBN: | 978-1-124-41721-9 |