“…Where CTE is strong, teachers embrace a more challenging curriculum [10], dedicate more time to supporting students having difficulty [80] and engage in "student-centered" learning [81,82], p. 66, leading to a climate of "help seeking, joint problem solving, and instructional experimentation" within the classroom [83], p. 167, [6]. Research on teacher education and practices also points to how self-efficacious teachers tend to be more risktaking and thus motivated to shift away from traditional forms of instruction to more inquiry-based [84,85], apply a social justice framework to the curriculum [86], or use places and local context to relate better with students [87]. Considering this context, this study holds practical importance by emphasizing the value of having teachers with strong self and collective efficacy in schools.…”