Exploratory Study of the Teaching Self-Efficacy and its Factors Associated in a Students' Sample of the Elementary Education Career

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the predictive relation between the diverse dimensions of the teaching self-efficacy in a students' sample of a university deprived of Lima - Peru. The participants were 80 students (11 men (13.8 %) and 69 women (86.3 %) between 19 to 55 years of age (Mage = 26.70, SD=8.00), 61 (76.3%) were of capital city and 16 (20.0%) were of province. The results demonstrated that a major level of teaching self-efficacy exists in students who come from provinces. Then the analysis of multiple linear regressions demonstrated that: the self-efficacy to teach predicts the self-efficacy for the parents' participation , to manage discipline , to ensure the community participation , to influence decision making , and to achieve an optimum school climate.