[[alternative]]A Study of Technical and Vocational Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy in Vocational High School in Taiwan

[[abstract]]ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the dimension and present status of vocational teachers’ sense of efficacy in Vocational High School, and some important variables of personal background that may affect the sense of efficacy. Descriptive methods, aided with literature reviews and surveys, were used in this study to collect information on vocational teachers’ sense of efficacy. The research used a self-developed questionnaire entitled “questionnaire on vocational teachers’ sense of efficacy in Vocational High School” as its instrument, which consisted of three parts: personal background information, related factors of teachers’ tense of efficacy, and Questionnaire on Vocational Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy. Study samples were 680 vocational teachers from 34 Vocational High School. There were 591 validly questionnaires returned, accounting for 86.9% of the total questionnaires distributed. The four conclusions obtained from this study are summarized as follows: 1.The order of vocational teachers’ sense of efficacy is personal teaching efficacy, personal professional efficacy and general teaching efficacy. 2.Personal background variables that affect sense of efficacy are sex, age, the state of matrimony, the record of formal schooling, number of years in teaching, a post, enterprise service, field of teaching, teacher’s qualification , school location and award or not. 3.The related factors that affect sense of efficacy are attribution of instructional achievement, teaching aspiration, teaching interest, administration Leadership, salary, professional prestige and the government measure. The related factors that forecast sense of efficacy are, with teaching interest the most effective one. 4.The method to promote the vocational teachers’ sense of efficacy are as follows: improving teachers’ interest in teaching, strengthening coordination with the administration Leadership, establishing teachers’ sense of responsibility in teaching, improving teachers’ aspiration in teaching and raising teachers’ professional prestige. Finally, based on the research findings and conclusions, substantial suggestions are made and a list of further reading is provided to enhance vocational teachers’ sense of efficacy from the following three aspects: individual teacher, school and educational authorities.