The Mould Values and Self-Efficacy of Teachers

includes index and biblioraphy

1.Let us Begin ........3 Concept of values .....4 Classification of Values ........5 Value preferences ..........10 Different religions and holy scriptures on Values ..........10 Theories on Value priorities ....15 Self-efficacy of Teachers..............19 Social Cognitive theory of Self-efficacy..............23 Self-efficiency and academic performance..........24 Why was the study undertaken........25 Operational definitions of Certain Terms .........28 Hypotheses of the study ...29 Significance of the study......30 2.What others Say........33 Studies related to values ..........33 Studies related to self-Efficacy........51 Studies on correlation between values and self-efficacy......78 3.The design and the procedure.......85 Research design.........85 Data collection .......94 4.Let us Interpret .......99 Pilot survey ....99 Analysis of pilot survey data ...........100 Conclusion from Pilot survey...........103 Analysis and interpretation of the Data .......104 Testing of the Hypothese ...........115 5.Findings and Implications ...........133 Major Findings .......133 Educational implications of the Findings .........135