The problem was the impacts of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum on Chinese teachers' self-efficacy and student-centered learning practices were unknown. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine the impacts of the International Baccalaureate curriculum on Chinese teachers' reports of self-efficacy and…

The intent of this mixed methods study was to determine the impact of professional development on teacher efficacy beliefs. Variables such as years of experience and level of professional degree were also examined. For the purposes of this work, those who had experienced more than 50 hours of intense, focused professional development on a given…

To better understand teacher retention, the thrust of the study was to investigate the relationships among principal support, teacher efficacy, collective efficacy and practicing teachers' commitment to the profession. This study was designed to test the mediating role of teacher and collective efficacy beliefs on teacher commitment facilitating…