Development of the Perceived Organizational Career Support Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Çiğdem Ayanoğlu; Gökhan Arastaman

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Development of the Perceived Organizational Career Support Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Authors:

Çiğdem Ayanoğlu | Gökhan Arastaman

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Eğitim Yönetimi

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 63, pp.863-901

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001344228

pISSN:

2602-2850

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 This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure teachers perceptions of organizational career support. The research was conducted with three different sample groups consisting of a total of 809 teachers working in public schools in Turkey in the 2023-2024 academic year, determined by simple random sampling method. EFA, CFA, convergent validity and criterion-related validity analyses were used for the construct validity of the draft scale, which was created by testing the content and face validity of the item pool created within the scope of the research; and for its reliability, the test half method and the lower-upper 27 group method were used by calculating the Cronbachs Alpha coefficient, composite reliability value, item-total score correlation coefficients and Ferguson Delta coefficient. As a result of the EFA, a scale consisting of 10 items and a single dimension explaining 76.952 of the total variance was obtained. According to the CFA results, it was determined that the structure had good fit values. As a result of the criterion-related validity analysis, it was concluded that the scale had criterion-related validity. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was determined as .97, the composite reliability coefficient as .98 and the Ferguson Delta coefficient as .98. By examining the item-total correlation values of the scale, it was understood that each scale item was related to the entire scale, measured the same structure and also had discrimination. Since the AVE value was determined to be .81 and the CR value and the Cronbach Alpha coefficient were determined to be greater than the AVE value, it was determined that the scale provided convergent validity. As a result of the test halving method, it was determined that there was a strong positive relationship between the responses of the participants to the two halves of the scale; as a result of the lower-upper 27 group method, it was determined that the scale and each item had high discrimination. According to the findings, it was concluded that the Perceived Organizational Career Support Scale developed to measure teachers perceptions of organizational career support is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

 This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure teachers perceptions of organizational career support. The research was conducted with three different sample groups consisting of a total of 809 teachers working in public schools in Turkey in the 2023-2024 academic year, determined by simple random sampling method. EFA, CFA, convergent validity and criterion-related validity analyses were used for the construct validity of the draft scale, which was created by testing the content and face validity of the item pool created within the scope of the research; and for its reliability, the test half method and the lower-upper 27 group method were used by calculating the Cronbachs Alpha coefficient, composite reliability value, item-total score correlation coefficients and Ferguson Delta coefficient. As a result of the EFA, a scale consisting of 10 items and a single dimension explaining 76.952 of the total variance was obtained. According to the CFA results, it was determined that the structure had good fit values. As a result of the criterion-related validity analysis, it was concluded that the scale had criterion-related validity. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was determined as .97, the composite reliability coefficient as .98 and the Ferguson Delta coefficient as .98. By examining the item-total correlation values of the scale, it was understood that each scale item was related to the entire scale, measured the same structure and also had discrimination. Since the AVE value was determined to be .81 and the CR value and the Cronbach Alpha coefficient were determined to be greater than the AVE value, it was determined that the scale provided convergent validity. As a result of the test halving method, it was determined that there was a strong positive relationship between the responses of the participants to the two halves of the scale; as a result of the lower-upper 27 group method, it was determined that the scale and each item had high discrimination. According to the findings, it was concluded that the Perceived Organizational Career Support Scale developed to measure teachers perceptions of organizational career support is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

 This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure teachers perceptions of organizational career support. The research was conducted with three different sample groups consisting of a total of 809 teachers working in public schools in Turkey in the 2023-2024 academic year, determined by simple random sampling method. EFA, CFA, convergent validity and criterion-related validity analyses were used for the construct validity of the draft scale, which was created by testing the content and face validity of the item pool created within the scope of the research; and for its reliability, the test half method and the lower-upper 27 group method were used by calculating the Cronbachs Alpha coefficient, composite reliability value, item-total score correlation coefficients and Ferguson Delta coefficient. As a result of the EFA, a scale consisting of 10 items and a single dimension explaining 76.952 of the total variance was obtained. According to the CFA results, it was determined that the structure had good fit values. As a result of the criterion-related validity analysis, it was concluded that the scale had criterion-related validity. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was determined as .97, the composite reliability coefficient as .98 and the Ferguson Delta coefficient as .98. By examining the item-total correlation values of the scale, it was understood that each scale item was related to the entire scale, measured the same structure and also had discrimination. Since the AVE value was determined to be .81 and the CR value and the Cronbach Alpha coefficient were determined to be greater than the AVE value, it was determined that the scale provided convergent validity. As a result of the test halving method, it was determined that there was a strong positive relationship between the responses of the participants to the two halves of the scale; as a result of the lower-upper 27 group method, it was determined that the scale and each item had high discrimination. According to the findings, it was concluded that the Perceived Organizational Career Support Scale developed to measure teachers perceptions of organizational career support is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

 Bu araştırmada öğretmenlerin örgütsel kariyer desteğine ilişkin algılarını ölçmeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, 2023-2024 eğitim öğretim yılında Türkiyede resmi okullarda görev yapan basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen toplam 809 öğretmenden oluşan üç farklı örneklem grubu ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma kapsamında oluşturulan madde havuzunun kapsam ve yüzey geçerliğinin test edilmesiyle oluşturulan taslak ölçeğin yapı geçerliği için AFA, DFA, yakınsama geçerliği ve ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik analizleri; güvenirliği için ise Cronbach Alpha katsayısının, birleşik güvenirlik değerinin, madde-toplam puan korelasyon katsayılarının ve Ferguson Delta katsayısının hesaplanması ile test yarılama yöntemi ve alt-üst 27lik grup yöntemi kullanılmıştır. AFA sonucunda toplam varyansın 76.952sini açıklayan 10 madde ve tek boyuttan oluşan bir ölçek elde edilmiştir. DFA sonuçlarına göre yapının iyi uyum değerlerine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik analizi sonucunda ölçeğin ölçüt-bağıntılı geçerliğe sahip olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ölçeğin Cronbach Alfa katsayısı .97, bileşik güvenirlik katsayısı .98 ve Ferguson Delta katsayısı .98 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Ölçeğe ilişkin madde-toplam korelasyon değerlerinin incelenmesiyle her bir ölçek maddesinin ölçeğin tamamı ile ilişkili olduğu, aynı yapıyı ölçtüğü ve aynı zamanda ayırt ediciliğe sahip olduğu anlaşılmıştır. AVE değerinin .81 ve CR değerinin ve Cronbach Alfa katsayısının AVE değerinden büyük olduğu tespit edildiğinden ölçeğin yakınsak geçerliği sağladığı belirlenmiştir. Test yarılama yöntemi sonucunda katılımcıların ölçeğin iki yarısına verdikleri cevaplar arasında pozitif yönde güçlü bir ilişkinin olduğu; alt-üst 27lik grup yöntemi sonucunda ise ölçeğin ve her bir maddesinin ayırt ediciliğinin yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, öğretmenlerin örgütsel kariyer desteğine ilişkin algılarını ölçmeye yönelik geliştirilen Algılanan Örgütsel Kariyer Desteği Ölçeğinin geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Article Details

Development of the Perceived Organizational Career Support Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Authors:

Çiğdem Ayanoğlu | Gökhan Arastaman

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Eğitim Yönetimi

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 63, pp.863-901

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001344228

pISSN:

2602-2850

Career

organizational career support

perceived organizational career support

scale development

validity and reliability.Kariyer

örgütsel kariyer desteği

algılanan örgütsel kariyer desteği

ölçek geliştirme

geçerlik ve güvenirlik

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Çiğdem Ayanoğlu | Gökhan Arastaman

Publisher: Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics: Eğitim Yönetimi

Journal: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 63, pp.863-901

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001344228

pISSN: 2602-2850

Issues

Authors:

Çiğdem Ayanoğlu | Gökhan Arastaman

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Eğitim Yönetimi

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 63, pp.863-901

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001344228

pISSN:

2602-2850