An Analysis of The Relationship Between Pre-School Teachers’ Beliefs of High/Scope Approach And SelfEfficacy
Abstract
This study is an attempt to analyze the relationship between pre-school teachers’ beliefs
of High/Scope and self-efficacy. Another purpose of the study is to provide a source for High/
Scope approach which is not a common research area in Turkey, and to raise an awareness in
teachers regarding High/Scope approach to make them adopt this approach for their systems
and make use of it. The method of the research is relational screening model. The sample
of the study includes 346 pre-school teachers working in independent and private pre-school
education institutions in 8 central districts of Ankara province. The participants were willing to participate in the study. At the end of the study, it was seen that there is a positive and weak
relationship between pre-school teachers’ beliefs of High/Scope approach and learning-teaching
process and communication skills that are the sub-dimensions of self-efficacy beliefs (r= .200,
r= .212; p<0.01). In addition, a medium level positive relationship was detected between their
beliefs of High/Scope approach and parental involvement, planning, organization of learning
environments, and classroom management (r=.332, r=.348, r=.349, r=.309; p<0.01).
Keywords
High/Scope approach,self-efficacy belief,pre-school teachers.
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