Examining instructors’ self-efficacy perceptions towards computers
Examining instructors’ self-efficacy perceptions towards computers

Summary/Abstract: In this study, instructors’ self-efficacy perceptions towards computers are examined, in terms of variables such as age, gender, employment status, teaching experience and computer skills. The current study employed across-sectional survey design. The data was gathered from 172 police instructors, who work in 28 Police Vocational Schools of Higher Education across Turkey. The data was collected by administering “The Computer Self-efficacy Perception Scale”. A significant difference was found between the self-efficacy perceptions of instructors and their computer skills. In addition, there were no significant differences between the instructors’ self-efficacy perceptions and their age, gender, employment status or teaching experience. This pioneering study was carried out to determine the self-efficacy perceptions of police instructors and has had some implications regarding the planning of police trainer development training.

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