Teacher autonomy for improving teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms: A cross-national study of professional development in multicultural education

Soobin CHOI, Xinyi MAO

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Abstract

With the increasing diversity in classrooms, teachers are called upon to have the efficacy of teaching students in multicultural classrooms. Professional development in multicultural education (PDME) has been implemented across the world for equipping teachers with the efficacy that meets the educational needs of diverse students. Using data from 47 countries in the Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018, this study shows that PDME helps teachers develop teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms (TSMC). We further find that teacher classroom autonomy strengthens the positive relationship between PDME and TSMC. Acknowledging that diversity in schools will continue to grow, this study provides implications for teacher learning and development, multicultural education, and the school organization. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101711
JournalInternational Journal of Educational Research
Volume105
Early online dateDec 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Citation

Choi, S., & Mao, X. (2021). Teacher autonomy for improving teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms: A cross-national study of professional development in multicultural education. International Journal of Educational Research, 105, Article 101711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101711

Keywords

  • Teacher self-efficacy
  • Professional development
  • Multicultural education
  • Teacher autonomy
  • Diversity

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