Measuring Turkish Teachers' Work Engagement: Adaptation of the Engaged Teacher Scale

• In Event: 30.077 - Applications in Validity Research and Theory

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to translate and adapt the English version of the Engaged Teacher Scale (ETS) into Turkish (ETS-TR). In order to test the construct validity of ETS, data were collected from 388 teachers in two northeast cities of Turkey. First-order confirmatory factor analysis results supported the 16-item and four-factor model of ETS while second-order confirmatory factor analysis suggested that a single factor was also appropriate for representing teacher engagement. Additionally, four multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to provide further validation evidence. Results showed that subscales of the ETS-TR were found to be positively correlated with teacher self-efficacy. Given our evidence of validity and reliability, we recommend researchers to consider the ETS-TR.

Authors

• Sundus Yerdelen, Kafkas University

• Tracy Lyn Durksen, University of New South Wales

• Rob Klassen, University of York