Principal’s self-efficacy: related variables

Abstract

Self-efficacy beliefs have been identified as one of the mediator aspects of actions taken by school administrators. These beliefs refer to the judgment of the manager on their own abilities to design specific courses of action in order to produce desired results at the school, encompassing educational, administrative and interpersonal tasks. In order to broaden the understanding of this beliefsthis research was dedicated to investigate the relationships between efficacy beliefs of school administrators from São Paulo state public schools of, considering the personal aspects of teaching activity and context related to the activity of school managers. The 228 participants answered to the manager´s questionnaire and the characterization questionnaire through online data collection. Multivariate linear regression analysis found significant relationship among job satisfaction and agreement with the IDESP and the self-efficacy of school managers. The results were discussed seeking to contextualize them according to the career conditions and educational policies directly related to school administrators.