Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment
IntroductionUnderstanding the sources and the effects of collective teacher efficacy has been one of the central interests to many educational researchers and practitioners, because it is critical to understand how teachers can shape, and are shaped by, the educational processes in schools. Followin...
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| description | IntroductionUnderstanding the sources and the effects of collective teacher efficacy has been one of the central interests to many educational researchers and practitioners, because it is critical to understand how teachers can shape, and are shaped by, the educational processes in schools. Following the social cognitive perspective on the sources and consequences of efficacy beliefs, this study examined how school support influences collective teacher efficacy which in turn affects teachers’ organizational commitment.MethodThe participants included 969 teachers sampled from 28 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. To appropriately address the nature of collective teacher efficacy and school support as school-level variables, the doubly latent multilevel structural equation modeling approach was used to analyze the data.ResultsThe results revealed the mediation mechanism played by collective teacher efficacy in explaining the effect of school support on teachers’ organizational commitment.DiscussionSchools are suggested to consider fostering a supportive school environment as a strategy to improve teachers’ collective efficacy beliefs if it is wished to enhance teachers’ commitment to schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d5555e581cd4133b68256d15519b8482023-01-04T19:37:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10427981042798Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitmentZhonghua Zhang0John Chi-Kin Lee1Hongbiao Yin2Xin Yang3The Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaFaculty of Education, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, ChinaIntroductionUnderstanding the sources and the effects of collective teacher efficacy has been one of the central interests to many educational researchers and practitioners, because it is critical to understand how teachers can shape, and are shaped by, the educational processes in schools. Following the social cognitive perspective on the sources and consequences of efficacy beliefs, this study examined how school support influences collective teacher efficacy which in turn affects teachers’ organizational commitment.MethodThe participants included 969 teachers sampled from 28 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. To appropriately address the nature of collective teacher efficacy and school support as school-level variables, the doubly latent multilevel structural equation modeling approach was used to analyze the data.ResultsThe results revealed the mediation mechanism played by collective teacher efficacy in explaining the effect of school support on teachers’ organizational commitment.DiscussionSchools are suggested to consider fostering a supportive school environment as a strategy to improve teachers’ collective efficacy beliefs if it is wished to enhance teachers’ commitment to schools.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042798/fullcollective teacher efficacyschool supportorganizational commitmentmediating effectdoubly latent multilevel analysis |
| spellingShingle | Zhonghua Zhang John Chi-Kin Lee Hongbiao Yin Xin Yang Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment Frontiers in Psychology collective teacher efficacy school support organizational commitment mediating effect doubly latent multilevel analysis |
| title | Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment |
| title_full | Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment |
| title_fullStr | Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment |
| title_short | Doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy, school support, and organizational commitment |
| title_sort | doubly latent multilevel analysis of the relationship among collective teacher efficacy school support and organizational commitment |
| topic | collective teacher efficacy school support organizational commitment mediating effect doubly latent multilevel analysis |
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