Abstract:

This study aims to adapt Empowering Leadership Scale developed by Konczak, Stelly and Trusty, and to carry out reliability and validity analyses for educational organizations in Turkey. Linguistic validity studies were carried out, and as it was proved to have linguistic equivalence, the scale was administered to 220 teachers working in Malatya in 2015-2016 academic year. As a consequence of unreliable results, the sample size was increased to 421 and statistical analyses were reiterated. Forms of the scale from the one-factor structure to the seven-factor structure were tested and it was found that the three-factor structure had acceptable fit values. At the end of the validity and reliability studies, a three-factor Turkish form has been developed and it can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool to measure Empowering Leadership behaviors of school principals.

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