Omani Early Childhood Teachers? Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Art Education

Teachers and rsquo; self-efficacy in teaching arts through the early years is of great significance. It is a determinant of the achievement and quality of early childhood education. Although it has been studied in several western countries, there has been no research conducted in Arab context in general, and Omani context in particular about the subject matter. Studying the self efficacy levels of the practicing teachers would provide an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon and propose suggestions for improvement of arts education in early years, in turn affects Omani child and rsquo;s development in different domains such as cognitive, social, and language constituents. Therefore, this quantitative study attempts to investigate the Omani teachers and rsquo; self-efficacy in arts teaching. Important conclusions will be proposed for practitioners, higher education institutions, administrators, and policy-makers. The study will contribute to improvement early childhood education in Oman.

Teachers and rsquo; self-efficacy in teaching arts through the early years is of great significance. It is a determinant of the achievement and quality of early childhood education. Although it has been studied in several western countries, there has been no research conducted in Arab context in general, and Omani context in particular about the subject matter. Studying the self efficacy levels of the practicing teachers would provide an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon and propose suggestions for improvement of arts education in early years, in turn affects Omani child and rsquo;s development in different domains such as cognitive, social, and language constituents. Therefore, this quantitative study attempts to investigate the Omani teachers and rsquo; self-efficacy in arts teaching. Important conclusions will be proposed for practitioners, higher education institutions, administrators, and policy-makers. The study will contribute to improvement early childhood education in Oman.