The Effect of Professional Learning Community Mediators on Trust and Self-Efficacy of Islamic Education Teachers in Malaysia

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between trust, professional learning community, and self-efficacy. Methodology - This study used a quantitative approach via a survey that consisted of 47 items to collect relevant data. This survey included 112 primary schools...

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Main Authors: Dzul, Haswani, Hussin, Zaharah, Sulaiman, Abdul Muhsien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2023
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29350/1/MJLI%2020%2001%202023%201-32.pdf
https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29350/
https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2023.20.1.1
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Summary:Purpose – The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between trust, professional learning community, and self-efficacy. Methodology - This study used a quantitative approach via a survey that consisted of 47 items to collect relevant data. This survey included 112 primary schools with 642 Malaysian Islamic education teachers. A multilevel analysis was carried out to investigate the effect of group level variables (trust and professional learning community) towards the individual level variable (self-efficacy). Whereas, the mediator test used the Monte Carlo bootstrapping method. Findings - Findings of the study suggests that the professional learning community mediates the relationship between trust and self-efficacy. Significance - The results of this study showed that the professional learning community is the most important element in determining teacher self-efficacy. The outcomes of this study should also assist administrators in maintaining the professional learning community in schools so that it can work more efficiently and effectively.