A Study of Reliability and Validity of Union Attitude Scale

Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a scale in order to determine the attitudes of the teachers to the union organizations. Design & Methodology: The experimental form created for this purpose is presented to the expert. In accordance with the feedbacks, the items with a scope coverage rate of less than .80 were removed out of the work. The 31-item trial form was composed of 120 teachers who were working in the province of Sivas, with or without a trade union, and the obtained data were analyzed. The Explicit Factor Analysis (AFA) was performed on 250 scales. Findings: As a result of the trial application, it is seen that there are 22 items and 3 dimensions. At the end of the exploratory factor analysis, when the factor load was low and the two overlapping items were removed, a 20-item three-dimensional scale was formed. Implications & Suggestions: In this study, a scale was developed to measure the attitudes of the employees in the training service to the trade union. As a result of the research done on the field, it has been seen that training staff do not have sufficient data tools to measure their attitudes towards trade union organizations. This scale will also provide guidance to researchers who will conduct research on trade union organizations of education workers