Self-efficacy of teachers in Zarqa governorate and its relation to their principals' leadership practices

This study aims at examining the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy and their principles' leadership practices. Four hundred and one basic and high school teachers in Zarqa Governorate schools participated in this study. The results of the study revealed that leadership practices are being moderately practiced by principles as perceived by their teachers. However, teachers described themselves as having high self efficacy. Furthermore, there was positive, somewhat low, and significant relationship between teachers' self-efficacy and their principals' leadership practices overall. 'Challenging the Process' as a leadership practice had the highest correlation with teachers' self efficacy and 'Enabling Others to Act' had the lowest correlation. Finally, the study ended by offering a number of recommendations for practice and research. Reprinted by permission of Dirasat