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Principal Self-Efficacy and Work Engagement: Assessing a Norwegian Principal Self-Efficacy Scale
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Federici, Roger A.; Skaalvik, Einar M. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2011
One purpose of the present study was to develop and test the factor structure of a multidimensional and hierarchical Norwegian Principal Self-Efficacy Scale (NPSES). Another purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between principal self-efficacy and work engagement. Principal self-efficacy was measured by the 22-item NPSES. Work…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Teachers' Engagement at Work: An International Validation Study
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Klassen, Robert M.; Aldhafri, Said; Mansfield, Caroline F.; Purwanto, Edy; Siu, Angela F. Y.; Wong, Marina W.; Woods-McConney, Amanda – Journal of Experimental Education, 2012
This study explored the validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale in a sample of 853 practicing teachers from Australia, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Indonesia, and Oman. The authors used multigroup confirmatory factor analysis to test the factor structure and measurement invariance across settings, after which they examined the relationships…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Do Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents Perceive Leadership the Same Way? A Structural Equation Modeling Test of the Equivalence of a Multi-Dimensional Construct across Groups
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Rodriguez-Campos, Liliana; Rincones-Gomez, Rigoberto; Shen, Jianping – Frontiers of Education in China, 2008
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used in this study to determine the extent to which teachers, principals, and superintendents perceive the leadership construct in the same way. The researchers found that the two-factor model fits the principal group and particularly the superintendent group better than does the four-factor model. The…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Superintendents, Principals, Teacher Attitudes