The purpose of this research , based on Maslow's theory of need hierarchy and related assessment, was to construct the Teacher Life Need Inventory (TLNI) for elementary school teachers.The TLNI consists of 50 items which were classified into 5 subscales, including physiological need problems, safety need problems, love and belonging needs problems, esteem need problems and self-actualization need problems. This inventory took the form of the Likert-type four-point scales. The average test-retest reliability coefficient over a period of three weeks and a period of six weeks were .7979 and .7637 , respectively. The average Counbach a coefficient for the subtests was .8377. Canonical correlations with Teacher Need Strength Inventory and Personal Orientation Inventory were examined for elementary school teachers' reponses. Discussions on construct validity, comparisons of differences within areas, sex, ages, positions and educational degrees were provided. An multi-trait multimethod matrix was presented and six confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Generally, the construct validity was acceptable.
The separate norm of percentile and T score for each age-group were also provided by a sample of 1,138 teachers.
| Keywords: | Teachers; Life Need Inventory; Maslow, A.H. |
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