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Table 2 Measure, subscale, and item means, standard deviations, and coefficient alphas

From: Assessing organizational implementation context in the education sector: confirmatory factor analysis of measures of implementation leadership, climate, and citizenship

Measure and subscales

Mean

SD

Alpha

Implementation Leadership Scale

23.99

12.15

.990

 Proactive

5.33

3.13

.944

  ILS1. Administrator developed a plan to facilitate implementation of EBP

1.89

1.11

 

  ILS2. Administrator removed obstacles to the implementation of EBP

1.71

1.02

 

  ILS3. Administrator has established clear department standards for EBP

1.74

1.14

 

 Knowledgeable

5.71

3.46

.967

  ILS4. Administrator is knowledgeable about EBP

2.03

1.10

 

  ILS5. Administrator is able to answer my questions about EBP

1.77

1.20

 

  ILS6. Administrator knows what he or she is talking about when it comes to EBP

1.92

1.25

 

 Supportive

7.21

3.26

.956

  ILS7. Administrator recognizes employee efforts to successful implementation of EBP

2.29

1.19

 

  ILS8. Administrator supports employee efforts to learn more about EBP

2.49

1.10

 

  ILS9. Administrator supports employee efforts to use EBP

2.45

1.08

 

 Perseverant

5.96

3.33

.968

  ILS10. Administrator perseveres through the ups and downs of implementing EBP

2.06

1.16

 

  ILS11. Administrator carries on through the challenges of implementing EBP

2.00

1.13

 

  ILS12. Administrator reacts to critical EBP issues by openly addressing the problem(s)

1.92

1.16

 

Implementation Climate Scale

34.99

14.54

.925

 Focus

7.63

3.09

.878

  ICS1. One of this school’s main goals is to use EBPs effectively

2.43

1.21

 

  ICS2. People in this school think that the implementation of EBPs is important

2.50

1.06

 

  ICS3. Using EBP is a top priority in this district

2.72

1.18

 

 Education support

6.53

3.16

.893

  ICS4. This school provides conferences, workshops, or seminars focusing on EBPs

2.21

1.19

 

  ICS5. This school provides EBP trainings or in-services

2.41

1.09

 

  ICS6. This school provides EBP training materials, journals, etc.

1.90

1.20

 

 Recognition

6.18

3.32

.854

  ICS7. School staff who use EBPs are seen as experts

2.32

1.21

 

  ICS8. School staff who use EBPs are held in high esteem in this school

2.29

1.21

 

  ICS9. School staff who use EBPs are more likely to be promoted

1.65

1.32

 

 Selection

6.39

3.44

.966

  ICS13. This school actively recruits staff who have previously used EBP

2.06

1.14

 

  ICS14. This school actively recruits staff who have had education supporting EBP

2.12

1.19

 

  ICS15. This school actively recruits staff who value EBP

2.22

1.21

 

 Openness

7.25

3.16

.916

  ICS16. This school selects staff who are adaptable

2.47

1.09

 

  ICS17. This school selects staff who are flexible

2.51

1.10

 

  ICS18. This school selects staff open to EBP

2.30

1.21

 

Implementation Citizenship Behavior Scale

11.32

5.94

.989

 Helping Others

5.89

2.99

.945

  ICBS1. School staff assist others to make sure they implement EBPs properly

1.93

1.01

 

  ICBS2. School staff help teach EBP implementation procedures to new team members

1.96

1.08

 

  ICBS3. School staff help others with responsibilities related to EBPs

2.00

1.04

 

 Keeping Informed

5.45

3.24

.939

  ICBS4. School staff keep informed of changes in EBPs

1.90

1.13

 

  ICBS5. School staff keep up with the latest news regarding EBPs

1.81

1.13

 

  ICBS6. School staff keep up with school communications related to EBPs

1.84

1.10

 
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