AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VALIDITY, RELIABILITY AND USABILITY OF THE CHARLES F. KETTERING LIMITED SCHOOL CLIMATE PROFILE FOR SCHOOLS OF NURSING (FACULTY).
Contributors: University of Cincinnati.
Published: 1986
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Education, Administration.
Description: The purpose of this study was to test the validity, reliability, and usability of The Charles F. Kettering Limited School Climate Profile for Schools of Nursing (CFK Ltd. Profile SN) instrument designed to assess nursing student perceptions of school climate. The study also investigated the relationship between students' social desirability scores and responses to the CFK Ltd. Profile SN.

The research questions that were formulated were: (1) Is the CFK Ltd. Profile SN content valid? (2) Does the CFK Ltd. Profile SN have construct validity? (3) Is there internal consistency among the responses in the CFK Ltd. Profile SN? (4) Is the CFK Ltd. Profile SN instrument useful to faculty in obtaining nursing students' perceptions of the school climate? The hypothesis tested in this study was: There is no significant relationship between student responses to a measure of social desirability and a measure of school climate.

Five major conclusions were: (1) The CFK Ltd. Profile SN instrument is considered content valid. (2) The CFK Ltd. Profile SN instrument is considered to have construct validity. Factor analysis of data gathered in this study demonstrated that the CFK Ltd. Profile SN consisted of one major factor. (3) The CFK Ltd. Profile SN instrument has sufficient reliability. The reliability coefficients for the total climate on the "what is" and the "what should be" scales are high. Therefore, those who may use the CFK Ltd. Profile SN can depend upon the instrument to obtain consistent responses. (4) The CFK Ltd. Profile SN instrument is considered useful by nursing school faculty. It can be administered to student nurses without difficulty. Faculty members would use the information concerning student nurses' perceptions of school climate in various components of the educational program. (5) There is no significant relationship between the student responses to the Social Desirability Scale and the "what is" and the "what should be" scales of the CFK Ltd. Profile SN. The CFK Ltd. Profile SN is an instrument to which student nurses responded honestly regarding their perceptions of their school climate.

Based upon the findings, several implications for practice and further research were delineated.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-07, Section: A, page: 2391.

Thesis (ED.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, 1986.

School code: 0045.