Search results for author:"Hannu Savolainen"
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Japanese in-service teachers’ attitudes toward inclusive education and self-efficacy for inclusive practices
Akie Yada; Hannu Savolainen
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 64, No. 1 (May 2017) pp. 222–229
Using a sample of 359 in-service teachers, this study examines Japanese teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education and their self-efficacy for inclusive practices. The results indicate that although teachers’ sentiments toward disabilities were...
Language: English
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The effect of perceived school climate and teacher efficacy in behavior management on job satisfaction and burnout: A longitudinal study
Olli-Pekka Malinen; Hannu Savolainen
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 60, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 144–152
This study investigated how perceived school climate affects teachers' job satisfaction and burnout and how self-efficacy and collective efficacy in behavior management mediate the effect of perceived school climate on job satisfaction and burnout....
Language: English
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Teachers' attitudes and self-efficacy on implementing inclusive education in Japan and Finland: A comparative study using multi-group structural equation modelling
Akie Yada; Asko Tolvanen; Hannu Savolainen
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 75, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 343–355
This study aims to explore relationships between teachers' attitudes, self-efficacy, and background variables regarding inclusive education by using a sample of 359 Japanese and 872 Finnish teachers. A multi-group structural equation modelling was...
Language: English
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Beijing in-service teachers' self-efficacy and attitudes towards inclusive education
Olli-Pekka Malinen; Hannu Savolainen; Jiacheng Xu
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 28, No. 4 (May 2012) pp. 526–534
Four-hundred-and-fifty-one in-service teachers from the Beijing municipality filled in a questionnaire containing a Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices (TEIP) scale. The aim was to examine the factor structure of the TEIP scale among mainland...
Language: English
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Reading comprehension, word reading and spelling as predictors of school achievement and choice of secondary education
Hannu Savolainen; Timo Ahonen; Mikko Aro; Asko Tolvanen; Leena Holopainen
Learning and Instruction Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2008) pp. 201–210
The main aim of this study was to find out what kind of factor model of written language skills could be created on the basis of tests of reading accuracy and fluency, spelling and reading comprehension, and how the written language skills factor...
Language: English
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Teachers' self-efficacy and the sources of efficacy: A cross-cultural investigation in Japan and Finland
Akie Yada; Asko Tolvanen; Olli-Pekka Malinen; Kyoko Imai-Matsumura; Hiroshi Shimada; Rihei Koike; Hannu Savolainen
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 81, No. 1 (May 2019) pp. 13–24
The study explores the extent and sources of Teachers' Self-Efficacy (TSE) for inclusive practices among 261 Japanese and 1123 Finnish teachers. Measurement invariance was tested to ensure the chosen scales’ cross-cultural validity. In both...
Language: English
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Exploring teacher self-efficacy for inclusive practices in three diverse countries
Olli-Pekka Malinen; Hannu Savolainen; Petra Engelbrecht; Jiacheng Xu; Mirna Nel; Norma Nel; Dan Tlale
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 33, No. 1 (July 2013) pp. 34–44
The purpose of this study was to explain teachers' perceived efficacy for teaching in inclusive classrooms by using a sample of 1911 in-service teachers from China, Finland, and South Africa. Bandura's theory of self-efficacy was used as a starting...
Language: English