Researching elementary school English teacher efficacy

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22K00725
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research Institution	Kindai University
Principal Investigator	FERGUSON Peter 近畿大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (20783947)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	デラリチャード近畿大学, 総合社会学部, 准教授 (90721423) Leeming IanPaul 近畿大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60646173)
Project Period (FY)	2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	revise survey / statistical software / collect data / teacher self-efficacy / elementary school / English education / student learning / teacher training
Outline of Research at the Start	Research has shown that teachers with a high sense of self-efficacy perform better in the classroom. Despite the growing importance of teacher self-efficacy in foreign language education, there is no research investigating this among public elementary school teachers in Japan.
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	This was our first year so we purchased a computer and the statistical software SPSS and NVivo. We revised the survey questions and made an online survey. In November we gave a presentation about the survey and teacher self-efficacy. In February of 2023, we began collecting data.
Current Status of Research Progress	Current Status of Research Progress 2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned. Reason All three investigators work at the same university so it has been very easy and efficient to coordinate work.
Strategy for Future Research Activity	In Year 2, we plan to continue collecting data, both survey answers and conducting interviews with teachers until the summer. From the summer we will begin analyzing the data, both quantitative and qualitative, and start writing the results. By the end of the Year 2 and into Year 3, we plan to continue writing and publishing the results in international journals, along with presenting our findings at domestic and international conferences.