Development of the Technical Leadership Skills Scale in Vocational and Technical High School Administrators: Reliability and Validity Studies

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The aim of this study is to develop a scale for the determination technical leadership skills of vocational and technical high school administrators. For the study, the sample was comprised of a total of 236 vocational education teachers working at nine out of 22 technical and vocational high schools located in the Şahinbey and Şehitkamil districts of Gaziantep Province. The criteria for sample selection were twofold: (1) The selected schools are the longest established in the districts, and (2) the participant teachers had been working with the same school administrators at these schools for at least one year. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were performed by the researcher in order to determine the construct validity of the scale. EFA results indicated that the scale had three sub-dimensions. The sub-dimensions were “Pedagogical and Social Skills”, “Managerial Skills”, and “Professional Skills”. The final form of the scale consisted of 40 items. Internal consistency coefficients of the scores taken from the sub-dimensions varied between .94 and .95. Research results concluded that the Technical Leadership Skills Scale (TLSS) is a valid and reliable measurement instrument to determine technical leadership skills of vocational and technical high school administrators.