Probing School Image at High Schools: Scale Development and a Discriminant Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Çirak Kurt, Sevilay; Kalman, Mahmut
Titel	Probing School Image at High Schools: Scale Development and a Discriminant Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 6 (2019) 2, S.243-260 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-3868
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High Schools; Reputation; Test Construction; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Institutional Characteristics; High School Students; Parent School Relationship; Art Activities; Athletics; Student Characteristics; Teacher Characteristics; Administrator Characteristics; Student Personnel Services; Educational Facilities; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; Oberschule; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Leichtathletik; Bildungsstätte; Türkei
Abstract	This study aimed at developing a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine school image at high schools and investigating the discrimination level of the scale among the students from different high school types in Turkey. Two studies were conducted to (a) develop a valid and reliable measurement tool and (b) to examine the discrimination power of the scale among students. The research was conducted in a province in Southeastern Turkey, and 668 students from six different high schools participated in the research in the 2017-2018 academic year. The construct validity of the scale was probed via exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The findings indicated that the School Image Scale (SIS) incorporated six factors (school-parent interaction, art-sports activities, student profile, teacher-administrator characteristics, student support services, and physical conditions) and 28 items. Results of discriminant analysis carried out with 300 students from 5 different high schools revealed that the sub-dimensions of the scale were effective in distinguishing between high schools. The most effective independent variable in distinguishing students studying at different school types was student profile, physical conditions, art-sports activities, teacher-administrator characteristics, student support services, and school-parent interaction variables, respectively. The related independent variables were discussed in order of importance in light of the relevant literature. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01