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Teacher capability and school resource scale for asthma management.
Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett1, Yvette Q Getch
1Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. sneuhart@uga.edu
Summary
A new scale assesses teacher confidence and school resources for managing childhood asthma. This tool addresses a gap in evaluating school-based asthma management programs and teacher efficacy.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Public Health
- Pediatric Nursing
Background:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic condition in school-aged children.
- Effective school-based asthma management requires adequate teacher capability and school resources.
- Existing assessment tools for school asthma management often lack focus on teacher efficacy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and evaluate the Teacher Capability and School Resource Scale for Asthma Management.
- To provide a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing key factors in school asthma management.
- To address the need for tools focusing on teacher efficacy in managing childhood asthma within educational settings.
Main Methods:
- Scale development and validation.
- Utilized a sample of 589 kindergarten to eighth grade teachers.
- Factor analysis was employed to determine the scale's structure.
Main Results:
- The scale yielded two significant factors: Teacher Capability in Social and Emotional Aspects of Asthma Management (alpha = 0.83) and School Resources/Institutional Capability for Asthma Management (alpha = 0.86).
- Both factors demonstrated good internal consistency.
- The scale provides a reliable measure of teacher and school-level resources for asthma management.
Conclusions:
- The Teacher Capability and School Resource Scale is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing school-based asthma management resources.
- The scale fills a critical gap in the literature by focusing on teacher efficacy and institutional support.
- This tool can inform interventions and policies aimed at improving asthma management in schools.
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