Taking initiative in educational organizations: A scale development study<p>Eğitim örgütlerinde inisiyatif alma: Bir ölçek geliştirme çalışması
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to develop a reliable and valid scale for individual initiative in educational organizations. The draft form to get experts’ opinion was presented. After getting feedback of experts, unsuitable items were removed from the scale. Pilot implementation showed that the language of the scale is suitable for the basic implementation. 39-item form was administrated to 370 volunteer inspectors, principals and teachers in different educational units. Confirmatory factor analysis, difference tests between %27, construct validity, reliability, item total, item removed and other tests were applied for developing the scale. All those statistical analysis showed that initiative of individuals can be assess into four dimensions. These dimensions are “self-starting”, ”overcoming the barriers”, “proactive action” and “self-investment”. The scale with 35-item that is shaped through experts’ opinion after statistical tests are developed as a valid and reliable scale for educational organizations. ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı eğitim örgütlerinde kullanılabilecek bir inisiyatif alma ölçeğinin geliştirilmesidir. Bu amaçla taslak form oluşturulmuştur. Oluşturulan taslak form görüşlerinin alınması için uzmanlara sunulmuştur. Uzmanlardan alınan geri bildirimler ile ölçeğin yapısına uygun olmayan maddeler ölçekten çıkarılmıştır. Oluşan 39 maddelik nihai form kasıtlı örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 370 müfettiş, müdür, müdür yardımcısı ve öğretmene uygulanmış elde edilen veriler ölçek geliştirme sürecine uygun olarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında inisiyatif alma ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi sürecinde madde toplam, madde kalan, alt ve üst %27’lik gruplar arasında fark testleri, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, yapı geçerliliği ve güvenirlik analizleri yapılmıştır. Yapılan tüm bu istatistiki sınamalar, alan yazın ve uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda son şekli verilen, “başlatıcılık”, “engelleri aşma”, “basiret gösterme” ve “öz-yatırım” boyutlarından oluşan, eğitim örgütlerinde kullanılabilecek 35 maddelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir inisiyatif alma ölçeği geliştirilmiştir.
Authors and Affiliations
Hasan Basri Gündüz, Esra Çakmak, Mithat Korumaz
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