An Investigation of Teacher Candidates' Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Self-Evaluations towards Cultural Diversity and Their Empathic Orientations

Autor/inn/en	Ilke Altuntas Gürsoy; Mazhar Bal
Titel	An Investigation of Teacher Candidates' Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Self-Evaluations towards Cultural Diversity and Their Empathic Orientations
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 62 (2025) 9, S. 3414-3427Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ilke Altuntas Gürsoy) ORCID (Mazhar Bal)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.23548
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Beliefs; Self Efficacy; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Cultural Pluralism; Diversity; Empathy; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Kulturpluralismus; Empathie; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study examines teacher candidates' self-efficacy beliefs, sensitivity to cultural diversity and empathic orientations toward linguistic cultural diversity. The study employed a correlational survey design to investigate descriptive levels, relationships between variables, predictive factors, and group comparisons. Data were collected from 248 teacher candidates, with analyses conducted on 243 participants after outlier control. The findings revealed multiple dimensions: First, Turkish teacher candidates demonstrated high levels of self-efficacy beliefs towards linguistic cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity. Second, significant positive relationships were found between self-efficacy beliefs, sensitivity to cultural diversity, and empathic orientations. Third, regression analyses showed that both self-efficacy beliefs and cultural sensitivity significantly predicted empathic orientations, with self-evaluation emerging as the stronger predictor. Finally, comparative analyses revealed that female teacher candidates exhibited higher self-efficacy beliefs than males, and those willing to work with different cultures showed significantly higher self-efficacy scores. The desire to live with people from different cultures and work in a different culture was positively associated with self-efficacy beliefs. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2025/4/10