Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

Investigating Secondary Special Educator’s Perception of Interagency Collaboration

  • Jen Yi Li Ed.D. (Author) National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore image/svg+xml
  • Hsintai Lin Ph.D. (Author) Special Education Department Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan image/svg+xml
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.74
Abstract
This paper addresses the development and validation of the Interagency Collaboration Scale (ICS), a 17-item self-report measure that investigates secondary special educators’ perceptions of interagency collaboration. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on data from a sample (N = 260) of secondary special educators who are members of the Council for Exceptional Children. The results revealed a 4-factor solution as the most interpretable factor pattern. These four factors were: Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Collective Ownership of Goals, Newly Created Professional Activities, and Evaluation on Collaborative Process. The reliability estimates were acceptable from 0.76 to 0.83. The factor structure was recovered in a confirmatory factor analysis conducted on a second, independent sample (N = 343). Limitations and Implication were discussed.
Keywords
Secondary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals)
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Li, J. Y., & Lin, H. (2009). Investigating Secondary Special Educator’s Perception of Interagency Collaboration. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 4(3), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.74

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