Teacher Leadership Scale: A Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a scale to reveal teachers and administrators’ perceptions and expectations on teacher leadership behaviors. For that reason, a survey with 29 items was administered to 317 teachers and administrators who were working for state elementary schools in Hatay city centre. The evaluation results showed that a 25 items five scale Likert type scale was formed, The Teacher Leadership Scale – TLS. Factor analysis revealed that there are 3 subscales both in Perception and Expectation part in the scale. In the “Institutional Improvement” subscale, there are 9 items, the “Professional Improvement” subscale has 11 items, and 5 items are in the “Collaboration among Colleagues” subscale.