Design and validation of an instrument for assessment the involvement of families in schools

Authors

  • Victor León Carrascosa Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • María José Fernández Díaz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.28.num.3.2017.21622

Keywords:

evaluation, family involvement, confirmatory factor analysis

Abstract

ABSTRACT  

The aim of this study is to design and validate an instrument to evaluate family involvement in schools. The study was conducted with a sample of 271 legal guardians of school-age students of the different Territorial Area Directions of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (parents and custodians). We set up a theoretical model consisting of four dimensions where it the reliability, the validity of content and the construct is analyzed.The overall reliability of the instrument is very satisfactory scoring 0.928 (Cronbach's alpha) and quite acceptable giving the ratio of 0.896, Learning Support of 0.855, Participation of 0.913 and Training of 0.910. The validity of the content is supported by the theoretical foundation and the validity of experts. One Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) is performed by applying S.E.M. (Structural Equation Modeling) methodology for validation of the instrument constructed obtaining an appropriate adjustment (CMIN / DF = 2.066, CFI = 0.900, RMSEA = 0.063, PRATIO = 0.916).Therefore, we can say that the instrument gets the technical characteristics required to be considered a valid and reliable approach for the study of family involvement in schools and its application in research and evaluation assessment.

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Published

2018-03-13

How to Cite

León Carrascosa, V., & Fernández Díaz, M. J. (2018). Design and validation of an instrument for assessment the involvement of families in schools. REOP - Revista Española De Orientación Y Psicopedagogía, 28(3), 115–132. https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.28.num.3.2017.21622

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Research studies

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