Teacher Capability and School Resource Scale for Asthma Management

Abstract

This paper presents the design and evaluation of the Teacher Capability and School Resource Scale for Asthma Management. Based on a sample of 589 kindergarten to eighth grade teachers, the scale yielded two factors: the Teacher Capability in Social and Emotional Aspects of Asthma Management factor (α = 0.83) and the School Resources/Institutional Capability for Asthma Management (α = 0.86). This scale fills a needed gap in the literature regarding assessment tools for school-based asthma management that focus on teacher efficacy.

Keywords:

• asthma
• teacher
• measurement tools
• chronic illness
• interventions