The dispositions for culturally responsive pedagogy scale

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to develop and validate the dispositions for culturally responsive pedagogy scale (DCRPS).

Design/methodology/approach

Scale development consisted of a six-step process including item development, expert review, exploratory factor analysis, factor interpretation, confirmatory factor analysis and convergent and discriminant validity analyses.

Findings

The final scale contains 19 Likert items across three dispositional domains: Disposition for Praxis, Disposition for Community and Disposition for Social Justice. The alpha reliability value for the overall scale was 0.92.

Practical implications

The DCRPS can be used in teacher preparation programs for programmatic evaluation, for teacher candidate growth assessment or for career counseling.

Originality/value

Other scales related to multicultural education reflect teachers’ general beliefs about diversity and/or inclusive education. The DCRPS is the first scale that assesses teachers’ beliefs and attitudes underlying culturally responsive teaching practices.

Citation

Whitaker, M.C. and Valtierra, K.M. (2018), "The dispositions for culturally responsive pedagogy scale", Journal for Multicultural Education, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 10-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-11-2016-0060