Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Instrument of the Quality of Nursing Doctoral Education

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Quality of Doctoral Education in Nursing (QNDE) scale. The lack of a measurement tool examining the quality of doctoral education in nursing in a national context is the reason for this study. Data were collected from 55 teaching staff and 225 doctorate students. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyzes were used for test validity. Cronbach’s α coefficient of reliability, independent-sample t test, and test-retest analysis were calculated to test Reliability. The factor loads ranged between 0.51-0.91.The construct validity was good (χ2/df =3.02; RMSEA = 0.085; CFI = 0.87; NFI = 0.90; GFI = 0.79; TLI = 0.90; IFI =0.91; p < 0.001). The Cronbach alpha value of the scale was 0.94. The results of this study show that the Turkish version of the Quality of Nursing Doctoral Education instrument is a valid and reliable tool.