TITLE:
Greek Teachers’ Attitude towards Multiculturalism: Psychometric Properties of the Teacher Multicultural Attitudes Survey Scale (TMAS)
AUTHORS:
Aspasia Athanasopoulou, George Tsitsas, Anastasia Psalti, Vasiliki Yotsidi, Kallia Kounenou
KEYWORDS:
Multiculturalism, Teachers, Attitude inside Classroom, Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS), Confirmatory Factor Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.9 No.15,
November
20,
2018
ABSTRACT: Τhe aim of the present study is to adapt the “Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)” developed by Ponterotto, Baluch, Greig, & Rivera (1998), to Greek teachers. More specifically, it examines the reliability and validity of the “Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)” as an appropriate instrument for the evaluation of Greek teachers’ multicultural attitudes. The Greek version of the questionnaire was administered to 273 teachers from different regions of Greece and its validity and reliability were tested. The data analysis led to a three-factor structure. The results indicated that the Greek version of the “Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)” is a reliable psychometric tool and can be used to evaluate Greek teachers’ style toward multiculturalism.