Self Efficacy and Collective Efficacy Beliefs of Teachers for Children with Autism

Abstract

Researchers have sought to define teacher efficacy, and done so based on work conducted in the 1970s by the RAND organisation and also Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory. Efficacy the belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations. Collective efficacy refers to the judgment of teachers in a school that the faculty as a whole can organise and execute the courses of action required to have a positive effect on students. Self efficacy (SE) and collective efficacy (CE) beliefs seem to be very closely linked to childrens’ progress. This study seeks to shed light on self efficacy and collective efficacy beliefs of teachers’ for children with autism in autism schools across the UK. Teachers from 137 schools for children with autism across UK will be asked to complete and online survey consisting of three questionnaires on demographic, self efficacy and collective efficacy beliefs.