Development and confirmatory factor analysis of the organisational communication in primary schools questionnaire

John De Nobile*

*Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    3 Citations (Scopus)
    68 Downloads (Pure)

    Abstract

    This article describes the development and subsequent testing of scales representing functions and features of school communication among staff in Australian primary schools using the Organisational Communication in Primary Schools Questionnaire (OCPSQ). The OCPSQ was developed to measure aspects of communication occurring vertically between school leadership and staff members and horizontally among staff members. Elements of classical, human relations, and cultural theories were used to guide questionnaire development. Items were developed to represent theorised communication constructs derived from previous literature. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the underlying structure of aspects of communication. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed as a validation of the OCPSQ and its constructs. An interpretable ten-factor solution, representing salient functions and features of organisational communication, was established. Scales generated by the OCPSQ were found to have high reliabilities. The scales represented supportive, directive, cultural, and democratic functions, as well as features of communication relating to openness and load.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number372
    Pages (from-to)1-29
    Number of pages29
    JournalEducation Sciences
    Volume10
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 8 Dec 2020

    Bibliographical note

    Copyright the Author(s) 2020. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

    Keywords

    • organisational communication
    • primary schools
    • functions
    • features
    • factor analysis

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Development and confirmatory factor analysis of the organisational communication in primary schools questionnaire'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this