Validation of a McKinney-Vento Act Implementation Scale

Autor/inn/en	Canfield, James P.; Teasley, Martell L.; Abell, Neil; Randolph, Karen A.
Titel	Validation of a McKinney-Vento Act Implementation Scale
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 22 (2012) 4, S.410-419 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731512439758
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Measures (Individuals); Social Work; School Social Workers; Factor Structure; Disadvantaged Youth; Homeless People; Program Implementation; Program Validation; Knowledge Level; Familiarity; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Federal Legislation; Social Services; Psychometrics; Item Analysis; Rating Scales; At Risk Students; Compliance (Legal); Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Messdaten; Soziale Arbeit; Social work in school; Schulsozialarbeiter; Faktorenstruktur; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Wissensbasis; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Bundesrecht; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Itemanalyse; Rating-Skala
Abstract	Objective: The McKinney-Vento Act (MVA) is the primary federal policy addressing homelessness in America with specific mandates designed to ameliorate the effects homelessness has on educational attainment for school-age children. The extent to which this policy is implemented may have far-reaching effects for homeless children. The MVA Implementation Scale (MVAIS) was developed for the purpose of providing a tool for assessing school-based social services personnel's perceived knowledge and awareness of implementation of the MVA within their service areas. This study tests the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the 26-item instrument. Method: Data were collected from a purposive sample of school social workers (N = 201) attending a Mid-Western regional conference in order to examine the reliability and the validity of this measure. Results: The hypothesized factor structures were confirmed. Findings also indicated high levels of reliability among items, as well as initial evidence of instrument validity. Conclusion: Findings from this study indicate that the MVAIS adequately measures participant's perceived implementation of the MVA. Future implications for research and practice are discussed. (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10