Teacher efficacy, a kind of self-efficacy which is context-specific, usually pertains to one`s perceived competence to deal with all demands and challenges that are implied in teachers` professional life. Based on Bandura`s self-efficacy theory, this ...
Teacher efficacy, a kind of self-efficacy which is context-specific, usually pertains to one`s perceived competence to deal with all demands and challenges that are implied in teachers` professional life. Based on Bandura`s self-efficacy theory, this study was to identify job-related areas that affect music teachers` efficacy and to explore components of music teachers` efficacy in each job-related area. For this study, thirty two elementary and secondary music teachers participated in open-ended questionnaire survey and focus group interview. The responses were categorized and verified by the means of inductive content analysis. The results showed that music teachers` efficacy consists of five job-related areas, which are subject teaching, school-life discipline, teaching in extracurricular activities, school administration, and interpersonal relationship as identified in the precedent studies. Also, the components of music teachers` efficacy covers those of general teacher efficacy, and at the same time reflects the unique mode of music teachers` professional life in school. Based on this result, this study supports Bandura`s theory that the components of teacher efficacy can be different depending on the characteristics of each academic subject.