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THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF TEACHER ATTITUDES TO SIXTH FORM EDUCATION
Author(s) -
REID W. A.,
HOLLEY B. J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1974.tb00767.x
Subject(s) - psychology , likert scale , mathematics education , principal (computer security) , order (exchange) , sample (material) , factor (programming language) , secondary education , pedagogy , social psychology , developmental psychology , chemistry , finance , chromatography , computer science , economics , programming language , operating system
S ummary . A 40‐item, Likert‐type attitude inventory was completed by a sample of 448 teachers in schools with sixth forms. The inventory comprised five scales of equal length relating to attitudes to sixth form education defined in discussion with teachers and through searches of the relevant literature. A first order factor analysis yielded eight factors, six of which are interpreted. A second order analysis is described in which two factors only are retained from the eight principal components. It is concluded that this analysis shows features similar to those discovered in studies of American teachers, and provides some confirmation for the view that attitudes towards education are basically dualistic. Implications for policy making in the area of sixth form education are briefly discussed.