Relationship between High School teachers’ wellbeing and teachers’ efficacy

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ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationships between high school teachers' wellbeing and their efficacy. The methodology of this study was that of a quantitative research. The population of this study was all high schools' teachers in 9 th to 11 th grades in Zahedan, Iran. Out of 315 samples, the valid sample of this study was 290. The two questionnaires employed here were The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire of the Hills and Argyle (2002) and Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale of the TschannenMoran and Woolfolk-Hoy's (2001). SPSS 15 was used to produce mean, standard deviations, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r), t-test, and Analysis of Variance. The results showed that the high school teachers scored over average on wellbeing and also marked relatively high scores on teachers' efficacy and factors related to this variable. There was a positive relationship between teachers' wellbeing and their efficacy in instructional activities. The results also showed that there was relatively high positive correlation between teachers' wellbeing, teacher efficacy and sub variables related to teacher efficacy in female, older, married, and also teachers with 5-10 years job experiences in comparison with male, younger, single, and teachers with more than 10 years job experiences.Keywords: wellbeing, teachers' efficacy, student engagement, instructional strategies, classroom management, high school teachers.Relação entre o bem estar e a eficiência de professores do ensino médio -Hoy's (2001). O programa SPSS 15 foi utilizado para obter a média e o desvio padrão, coeficiente de correlação produto-momento (r), teste t e análise de variância. Os resultados mostraram que os professores do ensino médio atingiram valores acima da média em relação ao bem estar e também escores relativamente altos quanto a sua eficiência e fatores relacionados com essa variável. Foi observada uma relação positiva entre o bem estar e eficácia em atividades educacionais. Além disso, houve uma correlação positiva relativamente alta entre o bem estar, eficiência e sub-variáveis relacionadas com a eficiência de professores do sexo feminino, mais velhos, casados, e também professores com 5-10 anos de experiência em comparação aos do sexo masculino, mais novos, solteiros e com mais de 10 anos de experiência profissional.Palavras-chave: bem estar, eficiência de professores, comprometimento do aluno, estratégias de ensino, gestão de sala de aula, professores do ensino médio.

Investigation of the Relationship Between Psychological Capital Perception, Psychological Well-Being and Job Satisfaction of Teachers

“…As a result of the research, teachers' psychological well-being (X =3.82) is found high. This result matches with the results of the researches by Mehdinezhad (2012); Konu, Viitanen and Lintonen (2010). In his study, Özen (2010) stated that psychological well-being is effective in development of personal responsibility behaviour.…”

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“…A limited number of studies were found pertaining to the effect of teachers' wellbeing on their self-efficacy (e. g., Mehdinezhad, 2012;Vaezi & Fallah, 2011). However, to the knowledge of the researchers, no significant research has been undertaken either abroad or in Pakistan on the effect of the dimensions of wellness (predictor variables) specifically on male and female teachers' self-efficacy as a consequence of a wellbeing course.…”

Relationship between Mentor Teachers’ Mentoring Functions and Beginning Teachers’ Subjective Happiness

“…In addition to the quality of their relationships with coworkers and school administrators, job satisfaction and motivational level of teachers are affected by the achievement of their students (Ciftci & Ozcan, 2014). The efficacy of teachers is affected by their happiness level (Mehdinezhad, 2012). Yadav (2012) presents evidence that teachers' effectiveness and their happiness level have a high correlation.…”

“…Bununla birlikte, öğretmenlerin iş arkadaşları ve okul yöneticileri ile olan ilişkilerinin kalitesi, iş doyumu ve güdülenme düzeyleri, öğrencilerinin başarılarından etkilenmektedir (Ciftci ve Ozcan, 2014). Öğretmenlerin etkililiği, mutluluk düzeylerinden etkilenmektedir (Mehdinezhad, 2012). Yadav (2012), öğretmenlerin etkililikleri ve mutluluk düzeyleri arasında yüksek düzeyde ilişki olduğuna dair kanıtlar ortaya koymaktadır.…”