Current Research in Public Health
Volume 5, Issue 4, 2025
Open Access November 10, 2025 27 pages 77 views 40 downloads

Teaching in a Diverse Society: Influence of Religious Literacy and Multicultural Teaching Competence on the Self-Efficacy of Religious and Moral Education Teachers in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Current Research in Public Health 2025, 5(4), 6190. DOI: 10.31586/ojer.2025.6190
Abstract
The ultimate goal of this study was to determine the influence of religious literacy and multicultural teaching competence of RME teachers on their teaching self-efficacy in the Accra Metropolis. Grounded in culturally responsive teaching and self-efficacy theory, this study employed a cross-sectional survey design. All 441 RME teachers in the eight (8) circuits in the Metropolis which has
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The ultimate goal of this study was to determine the influence of religious literacy and multicultural teaching competence of RME teachers on their teaching self-efficacy in the Accra Metropolis. Grounded in culturally responsive teaching and self-efficacy theory, this study employed a cross-sectional survey design. All 441 RME teachers in the eight (8) circuits in the Metropolis which has seventy-two (72) basic schools were involved in the study through the census method. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings revealed that RME teachers reported high levels of RL, MTC, and TSE. Religious literacy and multicultural teaching competence jointly explained 44.2% of the variance in TSE, with a statistically significant positive effect (p < 0.05). It was recommended that, the curriculum for training RME teachers should include in them topics on RL and MTC.Full article
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ISSN: 2831-5162
DOI prefix: 10.31586/crph
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