Abstract
This paper reports on the development and validation of a survey instrument for measuring the culture of Quality Management (QM) in K-12 educational settings. The intent was to develop an instrument that would tap both the behavioral norms and the underlying values and beliefs associated with a Quality culture. The process used in the development and honing of this measurement instrument included theory review, qualitative data analysis, practitioner input, and both exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic techniques. Measures of fit and interpretability as well as reliability and validity evidence suggest the iteratively derived survey largely achieves the goal of providing verified scales for evaluating multiple aspects of a school's Quality culture.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-328 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Operations Management |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright:Copyright 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Culture
- K-12 education
- Quality culture
- Quality management
- TQM