Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)

The Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회)
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Factors related to Teachers' Self-efficacy in Korean Health Teachers

초.중.고등학교 보건교사의 보건수업 수행에 대한 교사효능감 관련요인

  • Kim, Young-Sook (Seoul School Health Promotion Center) ;
  • Ha, Yeong-Mi (College of Nursing & Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Ju (Department of Nursing, Gachon University) ;
  • Jung, Hye-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kwon, Eun-Ha (Donggoo Marketing High School)
  • 김영숙 (서울특별시 학교보건진흥원) ;
  • 하영미 (경상대학교 간호대학.건강과학연구원) ;
  • 박현주 (가천대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 정혜선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 권은하 (동구마케팅고등학교)
  • Received : 2012.04.05
  • Accepted : 2012.06.22
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: There is little known about teachers' self-efficacy in health teachers even though over 75% of Korean health teachers have offered school health education. The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to teachers' self-efficacy in Korean health teachers. Methods: Data were collected from school nurses from 474 schools such as 236 elementary schools, 140 middle schools and 98 high schools in Seoul with the stratified random sampling method. The associations among school characteristics, health teachers' characteristics, and teachers' self-efficacy were examined by ANOVA (Anlaysis of variable). To identify the possible predictors of teachers' self-efficacy, ANCOVA (Analysis of covariance) was performed. Results: Two factors, school stage (elementary, middle or high schools) and types of school (public or private school), were significantly related to teachers' self-efficacy. Teachers' self-efficacy of health teachers in elementary schools was significantly higher than that in middle and high schools. Health teachers in private school had significantly higher teaching self-efficacy than ones in public school. Conclusion: Given the fact that health teachers in elementary and private school had higher teachers' self-efficacy, an intervention to strengthen teachers' self-efficacy of health teachers in middle and high schools as well as ones in public school is required to help children and adolescents learn good health behaviors.

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