ERIC Number: EJ1488960
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
EISSN: EISSN-2162-5212
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Personal and Contextual Attributes Predicting Agriscience Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Texas High Schools
Journal of Agricultural Education, v66 n3 Article 21 2025
Enhancing the self-efficacy of agriscience teachers can help address the challenges of attrition and ensure the continuity of agricultural education in secondary schools and universities. Unfortunately, high school agriscience teachers face unique challenges that lead to dissatisfaction and burnout, causing many to leave the profession within two to seven years of starting their careers. On the other hand, research has shown that higher self-efficacy has a positive impact on teachers' performance, motivation, and perseverance, which may, in turn, foster a more satisfied and committed future workforce. This study aimed to predict agriscience teachers' self-efficacy from selected factors, including mentorship, job satisfaction, burnout, gender, teaching experience, and school context. Data were collected online using Qualtrics from a convenience sample of 122 agriscience teachers at secondary schools in Texas. The data were analyzed through STATA using binary logistic regression. The results indicated that the binary logistic model was statistically significant, X[superscript 2](10) = 48.59, p < 0.001, McFadden's R[superscript 2] = 0.30, suggesting that teaching experience, personal accomplishment, and job satisfaction contributed to the likelihood of teachers reporting a high level of self-efficacy. Notably, gender had a statistically significant negative effect on teaching self-efficacy. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted strategies that enhance job satisfaction and support teacher retention, ultimately fostering stronger self-efficacy among agriscience educators.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, High School Teachers, Agricultural Education, Teacher Persistence, Barriers, Teacher Burnout, Job Satisfaction, Mentors, Gender Differences, Teaching Experience, Institutional Characteristics, Burnout
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory
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