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International Journal of Excellent Leadership 2025, Vol. 5(1) 21-37
Coaching-Based Leadership in Educational Organizations: A Scale Adaptation Study
pp. 21 - 37
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Abstract
The current study set out to examine the component structure and psychometric qualities of the Zuberbühler et al. (2021) created Coaching-Based Leadership Scale (CBL) in a Turkish sample. 556 instructors who worked in public and private schools across Turkey provided the research's data. The scale items were first translated and backwards-translated by professionals who speak Turkish and English. The scale was then given to specialists so they could review it for correctness and consistency in light of the comments they had received. The scale's language equivalency was determined through a pilot research, and then its structural validity was investigated in a Turkish population. The findings of exploratory factor analysis (EFA), which was carried out for the scale's validity investigation, were assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The scale features a two-factor structure with 16 components, according to the EFA results. The scale's model-data fit was found to be at an acceptable level by the CFA findings. The reliability coefficient of Cronbach Alpha for the scale was found to be 0.94. The correlation coefficient of the scale between the two apps was found to be.93 based on the test-retest findings. These findings suggest that the scale can be a viable and trustworthy instrument for assessing the coaching-based leadership levels of Turkish school principals, as evidenced by the scale's stability over time.
Keywords: Coaching-based leadership, scale development, school principals, teacher.
APA 7th edition
Toka, R., & Atik, S. (2025). Coaching-Based Leadership in Educational Organizations: A Scale Adaptation Study. International Journal of Excellent Leadership, 5(1), 21-37.
Harvard
Toka, R. and Atik, S. (2025). Coaching-Based Leadership in Educational Organizations: A Scale Adaptation Study. International Journal of Excellent Leadership, 5(1), pp. 21-37.
Chicago 16th edition
Toka, Ramazan and Servet Atik (2025). "Coaching-Based Leadership in Educational Organizations: A Scale Adaptation Study". International Journal of Excellent Leadership 5 (1):21-37.
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