Developing a School Improvement Scale to Transform Education into being Sustainable and Quality Driven

Mafratoğlu R., Altinay F., Koç A., Dagli G., Altinay Z.

SAGE OPEN, vol.13, no.1, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/21582440231157584
  • Journal Name: SAGE OPEN
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: effective leadership, effective school, quality driven education, school climate, school improvement
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This research aims to develop a school improvement scale determining the current levels and obtaining data for improvement. The need for a valid and reliable scale in process-oriented school improvement studies makes this research important. Based on a sample of 1,043 teachers in Bursa in 2021, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was .97; the Bartlett test's chi-square value was significant. The exploratory factor analysis led the scale to consist of 33 items and 5 factors, explaining 69% of the total variance. The load values of effective leadership, school climate, teacher professional improvement, learning environment, and vision-mission varied between .51 and .98 and in the confirmatory factor analysis, with a different sample group, chi(2) = 2.33 and RMSEA = .079. Other fit indices showed that the scale has good structural compatibility. Cronbach's Alpha coefficient showed a high level of internal consistency. Hence, this scale is a valid and reliable tool that can be applied to measure school improvement.