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ERIC Number: EJ1486257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Oct
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3518
Available Date: 2025-03-31
The Georgia School Personnel Survey of School Climate: Validity Evidence from a Sample of Portuguese Teachers and Support Staff
Sofia Abreu Mendes1; Jorge Sinval2,3,4,5,6; Irene Cadime7; Bruna Rodrigues1; Richard Inman1; Jesslynn Rocha Neves-McCain8; Tamika Patrice La Salle-Finley9
British Educational Research Journal, v51 n5 p2161-2184 2025
This study focuses on the adaptation of the Georgia School Personnel Survey (GSPS) to assess perceptions of school climate among Portuguese educational professionals, including teachers and support staff. Data from two samples (n[subscript 1] = 1965; n[subscript 2] = 2884) were analysed in the study. Through confirmatory factor analysis, the survey's structure was validated, revealing a second-order factor composed of six first-order dimensions. The adapted version of the GSPS exhibited high internal consistency, affirming its stability across diverse occupational and gender groups. The instrument revealed measurement invariance, ensuring its appropriateness for comparative analysis across different demographic groups. The validity evidence of the GSPS was rigorously tested through its relationships with related constructs. It demonstrated large positive correlations with job satisfaction and work engagement, and a large negative correlation with burnout, highlighting its role within the nomological network of constructs related to school climate. The results support the use of GSPS as a tool for assessing school climate within Portuguese school settings, providing key insights for school improvement initiatives. The study underscores the importance of accurate measurement of school climate to enhance the understanding of its impact on school personnel. By providing a tool with strong validity evidence, this research contributes to the ongoing efforts to improve school environments, which is fundamental for fostering staff well-being and enhancing institutional effectiveness.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Portugal
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Author Affiliations: 1Centro de Investigação em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento (CIPD), Universidade Lusíada Porto, Porto, Portugal; 2Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo — SP, Brazil; 3Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Languages of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto — SP, Brazil; 4National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; 5Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal; 6Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; 7Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal; 8University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA; 9Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA