TY - JOUR AU - Infurna, Charles AU - Riter, Donna AU - Schultz, Susan PY - 2018/09/29 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Factors that Determine Preschool Teacher Self-Efficacy in an Urban School District JF - International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education JA - IEJEE VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/574 SP - 1-7 AB - <p>The aim of the present study is to determine what teacher variables are predictive of preschool teacher self-efficacy in an urban school district.&nbsp; A total of 83 preschool teachers participated in the study.&nbsp; Teacher variables, such as years of teaching experience, job satisfaction, location of employment, age, and self-efficacy were included in a series of ANOVA analyses.&nbsp; Linear regression modeling reported years of teaching experience outside the birth-2nd grade setting (β = -.232, t(1,79) = -2.124, p &lt; .05) and job satisfaction (β = .294, t(2,78) = 2.793, p &lt; .01) were statistically significant predictors of preschool teacher self-efficacy.&nbsp; This study found that teachers with a greater amount of teaching experience outside of the birth-2nd setting feel less efficacious about themselves and their abilities to positively influence student achievement and outcomes in the preschool classroom.&nbsp; Further policy implications, such as hiring practices are discussed.</p> ER -