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Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study

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Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study

Öz

This article aims to develop and validate the Sustainability Communication Scale in higher education institutions. An eight-step process proposed by DeVellis (2022) was applied to develop the scale, which consists of 32 items capable of measuring the level of sustainability communication in Turkish universities. A total of 1291 participants, comprising 109 academics and 1182 students, participated in the study. Expert opinion analysis, KMO and Barlett tests, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability, and partial correlation analyses were all used to check the scale's validity and reliability. According to the results of the exploratory factor analysis using the principal components method, the scale consists of 4 factors: environmental sustainability communication, social sustainability communication, economic sustainability communication, and sustainability of communication. The general structure and measurement of the scale have been validated by confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency coefficient found using Cronbach's alpha was .769; internal consistency coefficients found using composite reliability were .875(F1), .888 (F2), .866(F3), .882(F4). The findings indicate that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Communication, Scale Development, Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions.

Etik Beyan

Bu makale, yazarın yüksek doktora tezinden üretilmiştir. Çalışma sırasında tüm etik kurallara uyulmuş olup, ilgili kurumların etik kurullarından gerekli onaylar alınmıştır. Araştırma sürecinde katılımcıların bilgilendirilmiş onamları alınmış ve gizlilik ilkelerine titizlikle uyulmuştur. Yazarlar, bu çalışmanın hazırlanması sırasında herhangi bir çıkar çatışması içinde olmadıklarını ve çalışmanın finansal destek almadığını beyan ederler. Bu çalışma, daha önce başka bir yerde yayınlanmamış olup, yalnızca bu dergide değerlendirilmek üzere sunulmuştur.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Akdemir, M. A., & Bal, C. G. (2024). Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 21(5), 257-273. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1511496
AMA
1.Akdemir MA, Bal CG. Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study. OPUS TAD. 2024;21(5):257-273. doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1511496
Chicago
Akdemir, Mehmet Alper, ve Canan Gamze Bal. 2024. “Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study”. OPUS Journal of Society Research 21 (5): 257-73. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1511496.
EndNote
Akdemir MA, Bal CG (01 Ekim 2024) Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study. OPUS Journal of Society Research 21 5 257–273.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Akdemir ve C. G. Bal, “Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study”, OPUS TAD, c. 21, sy 5, ss. 257–273, Eki. 2024, doi: 10.26466/opusjsr.1511496.
ISNAD
Akdemir, Mehmet Alper - Bal, Canan Gamze. “Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study”. OPUS Journal of Society Research 21/5 (01 Ekim 2024): 257-273. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1511496.
JAMA
1.Akdemir MA, Bal CG. Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study. OPUS TAD. 2024;21:257–273.
MLA
Akdemir, Mehmet Alper, ve Canan Gamze Bal. “Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study”. OPUS Journal of Society Research, c. 21, sy 5, Ekim 2024, ss. 257-73, doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1511496.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Alper Akdemir, Canan Gamze Bal. Sustainability Communication in Higher Education Institutions: Scale Development and Validation Study. OPUS TAD. 01 Ekim 2024;21(5):257-73. doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1511496