Taking initiative in educational organizations: A scale development study<p>Eğitim örgütlerinde inisiyatif alma: Bir ölçek geliştirme çalışması

Authors

  • Hasan Basri Gündüz Yıldız Technical University
  • Esra Çakmak Yıldız Technical University
  • Mithat Korumaz Yıldız Technical University

Keywords:

Taking initiatives, scale development, educational organizations, school principal, school inspector, İnisiyatif alma, ölçek geliştirme, eğitim örgütleri, okul müdürü, müfettiş

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to develop a reliable and valid scale for individual initiative in educational organizations. The draft form to get experts’ opinion was presented. After getting feedback of experts, unsuitable items were removed from the scale. Pilot implementation showed that the language of the scale is suitable for the basic implementation. 39-item form was administrated to 370 volunteer inspectors, principals and teachers in different educational units. Confirmatory factor analysis, difference tests between %27, construct validity, reliability, item total, item removed and other tests were applied for developing the scale. All those statistical analysis showed that initiative of individuals can be assess into four dimensions. These dimensions are “self-starting”, ”overcoming the barriers”, “proactive action” and “self-investment”. The scale with 35-item that is shaped through experts’ opinion after statistical tests are developed as a valid and reliable scale for educational organizations.
 
Özet

Bu çalışmanın amacı eğitim örgütlerinde kullanılabilecek bir inisiyatif alma ölçeğinin geliştirilmesidir. Bu amaçla taslak form oluşturulmuştur. Oluşturulan taslak form görüşlerinin alınması için uzmanlara sunulmuştur. Uzmanlardan alınan geri bildirimler ile ölçeğin yapısına uygun olmayan maddeler ölçekten çıkarılmıştır. Oluşan 39 maddelik nihai form kasıtlı örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 370 müfettiş, müdür, müdür yardımcısı ve öğretmene uygulanmış elde edilen veriler ölçek geliştirme sürecine uygun olarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında inisiyatif alma ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi sürecinde madde toplam, madde kalan, alt ve üst %27’lik gruplar arasında fark testleri, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, yapı geçerliliği ve güvenirlik analizleri yapılmıştır. Yapılan tüm bu istatistiki sınamalar, alan yazın ve uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda son şekli verilen,  “başlatıcılık”, “engelleri aşma”, “basiret gösterme” ve “öz-yatırım” boyutlarından oluşan,  eğitim örgütlerinde kullanılabilecek 35 maddelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir inisiyatif alma ölçeği geliştirilmiştir.

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Author Biographies

Hasan Basri Gündüz, Yıldız Technical University

Associate Prof. Dr. Hasan Basri Gündüz works in the department of educational administration and supervision in Yıldız Technical University in İstanbul. He got his PhD. from Ankara University. He leads the studies on education leadership and school administration in Turkey. In recent years he is interested in leadership education in early ages of children

His some publications;

Gündüz, H. B., BEŞOLUK, Ş., & Önder, İ. (2010). From the complex system leadership perspective: DNA Leadership,. International Journal of Human Sciences, 8(1), 520-544.

Gündüz, H. B. (2010). Placement of students to high school in Turkey: Factors affecting student achievement in placement tests. International Journal of Human Science, 7(1), 857-877.

Esra Çakmak, Yıldız Technical University

Esra Çakmak is research assistant in the department of educational administration and supervision in Yıldız Technical University in İstanbul. She has studied on conflict management in educational organizations. For 3 years she has been PhD. student in Osmangazi University in Eskişehir.

Her some publications;

Gümüşeli, A. İ., Hacıfazlıoğlu, Ö., & Çakmak, E. (2014). Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Bullying in Schools. Anthropologist, 18(3), 941-948.

Çakmak, E., Öztekin, Ö., & Karadağ, E. (2015). The Effect of Leadership on Job Satisfaction. Leadership and Organizational Outcomes (pp. 29-57): Springer

Mithat Korumaz, Yıldız Technical University

Mithat Korumaz is research assistant in the department of educational administration and supervision in Yıldız Technical University for 4 years. He studied on reflective teaching and educational policy process. He is PhD. student in Marmara University in İstanbul.

His some publications;

Bakioğlu, A., & Korumaz, M. (2014). Öğretmenlerin okulda yalnızlıklarının kariyer evrelerine göre incelenmesi (Investigation of teachers’ loneliness at school according to their career phases). Marmara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 39(39), 22-54.

Çelebi, N., Güner, H., Kaya, G. T., & Korumaz, M. (2014). Neoliberal Eğitim Politikaları ve Eğitimde Fırsat Eşitliği Bağlamında Uluslararası Sınavların (PISA, TIMSS ve PIRLS) Analizi. Tarih Kültür ve Sanat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 3(3), 33-75.

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2015-08-25

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Gündüz, H. B., Çakmak, E., & Korumaz, M. (2015). Taking initiative in educational organizations: A scale development study&lt;p&gt;Eğitim örgütlerinde inisiyatif alma: Bir ölçek geliştirme çalışması. Journal of Human Sciences, 12(2), 327–342. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/3344

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2015)

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Educational Administration and Management

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