Moving beyond the classroom: Pre- and in-service teachers’ self-efficacy for working with culturally and linguistically diverse students

As the number of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students increases, teachers need to leverage their professional capacity to be responsive and inclusive in their teaching. However, many teachers feel unprepared to work effectively with CLD students. In our study, we present evidence for a self-efficacy scale that measures teachers’ confidence in enacting culturally and linguistically relevant pedagogy (CLRP). We then explore the relative contributions of teachers’ self-efficacy to enact CLRP. The results suggest that CLRP self-efficacy positively predicted teachers’ advocacy for and engagement with families and community, and teachers’ teaching and assessment of CLD students.