Abstract
Teachers’ attitudes towards curriculum change are crucial in determining the success of implementation. This study examined the relationships between kindergarten teachers’ perceptions of instructional leadership, efficacy, trust in colleagues and behavioral intentions to implement play-based learning in Hong Kong. Data were collected from 542 Hong Kong kindergarten teachers who participated in a survey. The results showed that instructional leadership was positively association with teachers’ behavioral intentions to implement play-based learning directly and indirectly through teacher efficacy and trust in colleagues. The findings affirm that principals and curriculum leaders played a key role in cultivating a supportive leadership which helped form teachers’ positive attitudes towards curriculum reform. Moreover, enhancing trust in colleagues could develop teachers’ efficacy beliefs for practicing play-based learning. Copyright © 2020 AERA.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2020 |
| Event | 2020 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good When Researchers and Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate" - San Francisco, Calif., United States Duration: 17 Apr 2020 → 21 Apr 2020 https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2020-Annual-Meeting |
Conference
| Conference | 2020 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good When Researchers and Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate" |
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| Abbreviated title | AERA 2020 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco, Calif. |
| Period | 17/04/20 → 21/04/20 |
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