The Adaptation Study of the School Quality Management Culture Survey (SQMCS) to Turkish

The purpose of this study has been to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of School Quality Management Culture Survey (SQMCS). A total of 209 teachers working at primary and secondary schools in Izmir participated in the study. The validity and reliability of the measurement tool consisting of 31 items and 9 sub-dimensions was analyzed using LISREL 8.51 and SPSS 13.0 programs. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to determine the validity of the measurement instrument. The results of the CFA of the scale indicated that the data was in good fit with the original factor structure (א2/df=1.33, RMSEA=.040, 90%CI=.031-.049, SRMR=.061, CFI=.95, NNFI=.94, GFI=.86). The results of the item analysis on the mean differences (-2.878 ≤ t ≤ -11.255) between the 27% lower and upper groups making up the scale indicated that the items have distinctive properties (p<.01). Coefficient of internal consistency of the sub-dimensions of the scale range between .71 and .89 (Cronbach’s alpha) and inter-item correlation coefficients between (rij).38 and .67.The results obtained concerning the psychometric properties of the Turkish version (SQMCStr) reveal that of the scale is a valid and reliable measurement instrument to determine teachers’ perceptions of school quality culture management survey. © 2014 IOJES. All rights reserved