Analysis Of The Relation Ship Between School Culture And Teacher Efficacy In Secondary Schools Of India And Ethiopia

Abstract

This descriptive survey research aimed to study the relationship between school culture and teacher efficacy, examine school culture as a predictor of teacher efficacy and analyze the significant correlation and prediction difference of the two variables in Indian and Ethiopian contexts. 600 secondary school teachers-300 from Patiala in India and 300 from Awi in Ethiopia- were sampled using systematic sampling. For data collection, two adapted standardized Likert scale questionnaires were used. Pearson's correlation was used to check the significance of the correlation between the variables, and simple linear regression was used to check the prediction of school culture on teacher efficacy. Fisher's r-to-z transformation formula was used to compare the correlation difference between the areas of the two countries. The findings indicated that school culture and teacher efficacy were correlated in the three situations r .648^**, .478^**, and .554^** p<0.01 in the two merged areas, Indian Patiala and Ethiopian Awi data analysis results, respectively. School culture significantly predicted teacher efficacy β=0.272 p <0.05. There was no significant correlation difference between school culture and teacher efficacy z 2.3938 p<0.05 in the two areas of the countries.

(The authors report there are no competing interests to declare)