ERIC Number: EJ773765
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 56
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Continuing Validation of the Teaching Autonomy Scale
Pearson, L. Carolyn; Moomaw, William
Journal of Educational Research, v100 n1 p44-51 Sep-Oct 2006
Although researchers have demonstrated a link between teacher autonomy and teacher motivation, job satisfaction, stress (burnout), professionalism, and empowerment, the task of identifying the underlying theoretical dimensions of teacher autonomy has met with varied results. The authors verified the existing 2-factor structure of the Teaching Autonomy Scale (TAS) derived from a previous study (Pearson & Hall, 1993) and analyzed the data with confirmatory factor analysis (LISREL). The results of the replication of the earlier study of the TAS supported the internal consistency reliability of the scores and the original factors of general teaching autonomy and curriculum autonomy. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Professional Autonomy, Teacher Motivation, Reliability, Job Satisfaction, Factor Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Factor Structure
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