Collective Teacher Efficacy and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Iranian EFL Teachers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Given the theoretical and practical shift of orientation, mostly in mainstream education, towards acknowledging the teachers as the key elements of any pedagogical program, a growing research base has increasingly substantiated that teachers are among the most significant players affecting student achievement in the world of classroom. As a result, teacher-related variables have enjoyed much popularity over the recent decades in both mainstream education and English Language Teaching (ELT). As an attempt to shed more light on teacher-related variables in EFL context, this study examined the role of collective teacher efficacy and self-efficacy as predictors of job satisfaction among Iranian EFL teachers. In so doing, a sample of 179 Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers were selected using convenience sampling to complete three surveys measuring these constructs. The findings revealed that collective teacher efficacy accounted for 16.8 % of the variance in job satisfaction, and teacher self-efficacy accounted for 24 % of the variance. Although each of them had a unique impact on teacher job satisfaction, teacher self-efficacy outweighs collective teacher efficacy as a predictor of teacher job satisfaction. Finally, the theoretical and pedagogical implications were discussed.