The Importance of Self-efficacy and Self-compassion

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Predicting Student Teachers’ Academic Learning Self-Efficacy at the Second Semester from Their Pre-Academic Learning  Self-Efficacy
	Abstract
	Introduction
		Academic Self-Efficacy and Educational Outcomes
		Pre-Academic Self-Efficacy and Educational Outcomes
		Changes in Academic Self-Efficacy during Higher Education
		The Current Study
	Methods
		Instruments
		Participants and Data Collections
		Statistical Analyses
			The Rasch Measurement Model
			Graphical Log-Linear Rasch Models
			Item Analysis by Rasch and Graphical Loglinear Rasch Models
			Prediction Analysis
			Software
	Results
		Item Analysis
		Prediction of Current Academic Learning Self-Efficacy at  the Start of the Second Semester
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
	Appendix – Additional Results
Chapter 2
Educator Self-Efficacy in Tiered Systems: Theory and Practice
	Abstract
	Educator Self-Efficacy and Wellbeing
	Tiered Systems
	Evidence of Educators’ Sense of Efficacy and Burnout when Working in Tiered Systems
	Ci3T Core Features to Facilitate Wellbeing
		Clarity of Vision and Mission
		Teacher Buy in
		Clarity of Role
		Focused and Appropriate Professional Learning
		Collaboration, Autonomy, and Data-Based Decision Making
	Considerations for School Leaders Engaging in System Change to Promote Students’ Educational Outcomes
	Conclusion
	References
	About the Authors
Chapter 3
Mediated Relationships between Academic Self-Efficacy and Characteristics of Math Performance Differences between Boys and Girls and Students from Immigrant and  Non-Immigrant Backgrounds(
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Self-Efficacy and Persistence
		Math Achievement, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Persistence
		Gender Differences
		Differences in Students from Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Backgrounds
	The Present Study
	Method
		Participants
		Measures
			Mathematics Achievement: Standardized Test Scores
			Mathematics Achievement: School Grades
			Academic Self-Efficacy
			Persistence
			Target Group Specification
		Control Variables
		Data Analysis
	Results
		Mediation Analysis
		Testing Relationships over Time
		Gender Differences
		Differences between Students from Immigrant  and Non-Immigrant Backgrounds
	Discussion
		Mediation via Persistence
		Group-Specific Differences
	Limitations and Implications for Future Research
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4
A State-Trait Approach to Self-Compassion: Is It a Schema or a State of Mind?
	Abstract
	1. Introduction
	2. The Basics of Self-Compassion
	3. A Developmental and Dialectical Core Schema Theory of Self-Compassion
	4. States of Mind Approach to Self-Compassion
	5. Theoretical Integration
	6. Future Research
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5
Self-Efficacy and Demographics  of Greek Families with and without Members with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Method
		Participants
		Measures
		Procedure
		Analysis
	Results
		Degree of Self-Efficacy
		Factors of Self-Efficacy in Relation to Demographics Characteristics
	Discussion
	Limitations of the Study
	Conclusion
	References
Index
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