Research Article

Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 30, 2021
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Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring the primary school students’ perceived social justice in educational environments. A descriptive survey design was used. The data was collected from 475 fourth-grade students studying at five primary schools in Istanbul, Turkey. During the scale development, the following steps were taken: (1) The existing literature was reviewed and elementary school teachers’ opinions were gathered; (2) a draft scale was developed and the experts’ opinions were obtained; (3) the scale with 39 items was applied to 20 students for clarity, comprehensibility and applicability purposes; (4) the actual data was collected in two phases with the participation of 150 and 325 fourth-grade students, respectively; (5) Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. The preliminary analysis showed that the value of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was .77 and the Bartlett’s sphericity test was statistically significant. The results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a 3-factor structure with 13 items, explaining 52% of the total variance. The factors, compatible with the literature, were named as participatory justice, recognitional justice and distributive justice. The results of the first and the second order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were satisfactory (χ2/df: 1.89 and χ2/df: 1.86, respectively). The internal consistency reliability of the overall scale was .78. Finally, a valid and reliable 3-factor, 13 statements instrument, called Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale (PSJES) was developed. The use of this instrument in future related studies would hopefully shed light on the social justice dynamics in classrooms and their impacts on students’ academic, behavioural and social-emotional outcomes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Special Education and Disabled Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2021

Submission Date

October 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Karakoc, C., & Sakız, G. (2021). Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilgilerde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi, 5(2), 426-438. https://doi.org/10.38015/sbyy.1010070
AMA
1.Karakoc C, Sakız G. Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students. IJONASS. 2021;5(2):426-438. doi:10.38015/sbyy.1010070
Chicago
Karakoc, Cigdem, and Gönül Sakız. 2021. “Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students”. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilgilerde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi 5 (2): 426-38. https://doi.org/10.38015/sbyy.1010070.
EndNote
Karakoc C, Sakız G (December 1, 2021) Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilgilerde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi 5 2 426–438.
IEEE
[1]C. Karakoc and G. Sakız, “Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students”, IJONASS, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 426–438, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.38015/sbyy.1010070.
ISNAD
Karakoc, Cigdem - Sakız, Gönül. “Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students”. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilgilerde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi 5/2 (December 1, 2021): 426-438. https://doi.org/10.38015/sbyy.1010070.
JAMA
1.Karakoc C, Sakız G. Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students. IJONASS. 2021;5:426–438.
MLA
Karakoc, Cigdem, and Gönül Sakız. “Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students”. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilgilerde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 426-38, doi:10.38015/sbyy.1010070.
Vancouver
1.Cigdem Karakoc, Gönül Sakız. Development of Perceived Social Justice in Education Scale for Primary School Students. IJONASS. 2021 Dec. 1;5(2):426-38. doi:10.38015/sbyy.1010070

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