Abstract
The Adaptation of School Principal’s Sense of Efficacy Scale into Turkish
The aim of this study was to adapt the scale developed by Tschannen-Moran and Gareis (2004) to determine the self-efficacy perceptions of school principals. The study group consisted of 1227 principals working in Ankara, Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kahramanmaraş and Gaziantep. The short form of the self-efficacy perceptions scale for school principals, which was originally composed of three dimensions and eighteen items, was translated into Turkish and factor analyses and validity and reliability were applied on sample data. As a result of the study, the scale adapted to Turkish consists of three dimensions (administrative, instructional and ethical / moral self-efficacy) which are similar to the original concepts. The fact that a study similar to the scale adapted in the scope of this study in the Turkish literature has not yet been done will allow this study to close an important gap in the literature. In addition, the scale aims to increase the self-efficacy of school principals. Furthermore, the use of this adapted scale will provide important data on the management work carried out in schools.
Keywords
Self-efficacy, School Principal, Scale, Social Cognitive Theory, Self-efficacy scale
