A Comparison of the Effects of Organizational Environment and Individual Factors on Male and Female Faculty Teaching Efficacy in Vietnam

Abstract

The purpose of this study examined the correlation between factors of teach­ing efficacy and their relation to faculty members’ backgrounds, and how organizational environment factors affect faculty teaching efficacy in male versus female populations. A questionnaire measuring six factors of teaching efficacy was distributed to 124 university faculty members in Vietnam. The finding of this study indicated that it was relatively high positive correlation between factors of teach­ing efficacy. Comparative results of male and female faculty members in various contexts detected using a statistical method and criteria demonstrated that almost individual factors including marital status, age groups, and academic rank were not significant in the male and female faculty teaching efficacy, except educational attainment factor. In addition, both genders were similarly affected by their organizational environment as far as teaching efficacy is concerned. The study’s implications for university management were also discussed.