Exploring the Perceptions of Prospective Teachers regarding Self-Efficacy: A Case Study of University of Turbat Balochistan
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https://doi.org/10.53575/irjei.v3.02(22)13.121-128Keywords:
Perceptions of Prospective Teachers, Self-Efficacy, Case StudyAbstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of prospective teachers, who are enrolled in 4-year B.Ed degree program, about their self-efficacy as a teacher in the context of Balochistan and to explore that how the 4-years B.Ed. program has shaped prospective teachers self-efficacy and confidence as teacher to enter in the teaching profession. This study was carried out with a case study design to richly describe the end product for gaining appropriate meaning and understanding According to Merriam (2009) case study provide an in-depth exploration bounded within the system as this study is bounded to a particular program and institute. To collect the data, teachers sense of self efficacy scale (TSSE) developed by Megan Tschannen-Moran and Wolfolk Hoy was used. This questionnaire has been selected because this has been used in many researches to gauge the self-efficacy of prospective teachers and has worked effectively to meet the purpose. Along with questionnaire, semi-structured interview was conducted to understand how B.ED (Hons) had shaped prospective teachers’ self-efficacy. Data wereanalyzed sequentially. Initially, quantitative data were analyzed using the SPSS (Version, 22) software. Later, semi-structured interview data wereanalyzed using thematic analysis.
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