Affecting Positive Political Change for Texas Teacher Educators
Author | : L. Karen Estes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1062975296 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between politically-oriented experiences and teacher candidates' sense of efficacy for political advocacy. Pre-service teacher candidates in a Texas university completed the Political Advocacy Scale of Efficacy for Teachers (PASET), a survey instrument designed to measure one's degree of efficaciousness toward political advocacy. Following this, students attended an international conference on education, which included a specific workshop on political advocacy and met with politicians in a variety of settings. Data collected from the post administration of the PASET suggested that targeted interventions may affect a pre-service teacher's sense of efficacy for political advocacy. Given a pervasive culture among Texas teachers that does little to positively impact political decisions which affect education, changing preservice teachers' efficacy toward political advocacy could benefit education as a whole. (Contains 1 figure.).