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Validation of a McKinney-Vento Act Implementation Scale.
- Source :
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Research on Social Work Practice . Jul2012, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p410-419. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objective: The McKinney-Vento Act (MVA) is the primary federal policy addressing homelessness in America with specific mandates designed to ameliorate the effects homelessness has on educational attainment for school-age children. The extent to which this policy is implemented may have far-reaching effects for homeless children. The MVA Implementation Scale (MVAIS) was developed for the purpose of providing a tool for assessing school-based social services personnel’s perceived knowledge and awareness of implementation of the MVA within their service areas. This study tests the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the 26-item instrument. Method: Data were collected from a purposive sample of school social workers (N = 201) attending a Mid-Western regional conference in order to examine the reliability and the validity of this measure. Results: The hypothesized factor structures were confirmed. Findings also indicated high levels of reliability among items, as well as initial evidence of instrument validity. Conclusion: Findings from this study indicate that the MVAIS adequately measures participant’s perceived implementation of the MVA. Future implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HOMELESSNESS laws
*ACADEMIC achievement
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DISCRIMINANT analysis
*FACTOR analysis
*FEDERAL government
*GOODNESS-of-fit tests
*HOMELESSNESS
*INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
*PSYCHOMETRICS
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*SCHOOL health services
*SOCIAL services
*STUDENTS
*PROFESSIONAL practice
*JUDGMENT sampling
*HUMAN services programs
*ACADEMIC accommodations
*MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10497315
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Research on Social Work Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76470292
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731512439758