The Turkish Adaptation of the Scale that Effect Political and Social Participation

In this research a scale attempted to be developed on factors influencing civic and political participation. The scale is adapted on Flanagan, Syvertsen and Stout's political and civic participation approach and scale and cultural components were changed, new items representing Turkish culture...

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Published in:Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi dergisi 2013-07, Vol.46 (2), p.369
Main Authors: Akfirat, O Nejat, Çok, Figen
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Subjects:
Asian culture
Citizen Participation
College students
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Construct Validity
Expectation
Factor Analysis
Mathematics Instruction
Political behavior
Politics
Public Officials
Reliability
Resistance (Psychology)
Science Instruction
Social Cognition
Teaching Methods
Undergraduate Students
Validity
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Summary:In this research a scale attempted to be developed on factors influencing civic and political participation. The scale is adapted on Flanagan, Syvertsen and Stout's political and civic participation approach and scale and cultural components were changed, new items representing Turkish culture were added. The initial form was administered to 550 university students (51.1% women; 48.5 % man). In the process of scale development explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed and a reliability analysis was carried out. 16 factors were found that affecting political and civic participation. The final scale composed of 145 items. For reliability in terms of internal consistency was investigated. Results showed that subscales had internal consistency and subscales have high reliability. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1301-3718