Personal strengths and teacher efficacy
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The present work is based on Positive Psychology and its main objective is to determine which Personal Strengths of teachers predict Teacher Efficacy. For this, a study has been developed in all educational levels, from Pre-school Education to Higher Education, in two countries (Dominican Republic and Spain), with a total sample of 454 teachers. The instruments used for the data collection were two: Values in Action Inventory of Strengths: VIAIS and Teacher Efficacy Scale. Correlation and regression analyzes were carried out. The results indicated, firstly, significant positive relationships between the two dimensions of the Teacher Efficacy Scale and the six Personal Strengths; and, secondly, the predictive value of two Personal Strengths (Humanity and Transcendence), in relation to Teacher Efficacy. The need to include in the training, both initial and permanent of the teaching staff, the development of Personal Strengths, favoring human virtues is discussed.
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