Abstract:

The main purpose of this study is to re examine the reliability and the validity of the Quality of Life in High Schools Scale QLHSS which was developed by Sari Ötünç and Erceylan 2007 This study was carried out in six high schools which were randomly selected from low middle and high socio economic status among high schools located in the central province of Adana and the sample consisted of total 500 students Construct validity of the scale was studied by factor analysis while Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficients means standard deviations item total correlations of the items were examined in reliability studies As the results of these analyses it has been found that the scale consists of seven factors Teachers Positive affects toward school Status School administartors Negative affects toward school Students and Social activities and 35 items with 60 59 of the total variance Cronbach Alpha coefficients were calculated as 86 85 78 81 82 70 and 68 Finally considering the results of the analyses it can be said that the Quality of Life in high Schools Scale is a reliable and valid tool in examining students’ perceptions of quality of life in their high schools Keywords: Quality of school life Quality of Life in High Schools Scale reliability validity

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