1. Validation of a School Environment Survey among Colombian Teachers
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Román-Calderón, Juan Pablo, Ospina-Londoño, Mónica Patricia, and Garcés-Ceballos, José David
- Abstract
The article explores the validity and reliability of an instrument for measuring for the School Environment (SE) among 3610 teachers in Medellín, Colombia during 2011. A multilevel exploratory factorial analysis established through 20 items that the instrument identifies four dimensions of SE on an individual level: communication between school and teachers, between teachers and parents, teacher involvement in school decisions, sense of security (respect-safeness) and academic expectations. At a group level, the same items measure a general dimension of SE. Based upon these analyses, the instrument produced a valid and reliable school environment measure that differentiates among schools.
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- 2017
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