Self-Efficacy and Empowerment of Teachers in Irbid District – North of Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the perceived degree of self-efficacy and empowerment of teachers at Irbid district – north of Jordan. A 47-item Likert-type questionnaire was administered to 155 participants of a convenient sample. The findings revealed a high degree of perceived self-efficacy in general. Outcome efficacy and personal efficacy got the highest degree. For empowerment of teachers, Status has got a high degree compared with a moderate degree for the other dimenssions. Statistically significant differences that could be attributed to demographic characteristics on some dimensions were also reported. Finally, the study presented conclusions and recommendations