Development and Validation of Organizational Socialization Scale

Year 2019, Volume: 20 Issue: 1, 288 - 302, 30.04.2019

Ufuk Erdoğan Burhanettin Dönmez

https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.531733

Cited By: 8

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a valid
and reliable scale for determining teachers' organizational socialization
levels. The study group consists of 814 teachers working in primary and
secondary schools in Malatya. In the items' development process, firstly the
literature review was carried out and the scale items were prepared based on
the literature review. Then, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were
conducted to evaluate the construct validity of the scale. The internal
consistency of the scale was assessed by calculating Cronbach's α for each
subscale. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that 24 items loaded on five
factors, with factor loadings that ranged from .46 to .84. Confirmatory
analysis results clearly indicated that the five-factor model was a good fit
for the data. The results showed that Cronbach’s α coefficients ranged from
.84 to .91, indicating high internal consistency. The findings obtained as a
result of the validity and reliability studies suggest that the scale
developed can be used as a valid and reliable instrument in determining
teachers' organizational socialization levels.

Keywords

Organizational socialization, teacher, construct validity, reliability

Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel Sosyalleşme Düzeylerini Belirlemeye Yönelik Bir Ölçek Geliştirme Çalışması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı öğretmenlerin örgütsel sosyalleşme
düzeylerini belirlemeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmektir.
Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Malatya ilindeki ilk ve ortaokullarda görev yapan 814
öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Bu amaca yönelik olarak öncelikle alanyazın taraması
gerçekleştirilmiş, elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda ölçek maddeleri
hazırlanmıştır. Daha sonra açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile ölçeğin
yapı geçerliği test edilmiştir. Güvenirlik çalışması kapsamında Cronbach alfa
iç tutarlık katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda
ölçekte yer alan 24 maddenin beş faktör altında toplandığı ve faktör yüklerinin
.46 ile .84 arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizinden
elde edilen uyum değerleri, ölçek için model-veri uyumunun iyi düzeyde olduğunu
göstermiştir. Ölçeğin güvenirliğini belirlemek için hesaplanan Cronbach alfa
katsayılarının .84 ile .91 arasında değiştiği tespit edilmiştir.  Elde edilen bulgular, bu ölçme aracının öğretmenlerin
örgütsel sosyalleşeme düzeylerini belirlemede kullanılabilecek geçerli ve
güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

Örgütsel sosyalleşme, Öğretmenler, Geçerlik, güvenirlik

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