Desvendando a cultura escolar como um construto multidimensional: Validação da Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS) em contextos de liderança educacional

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v15i4.50987

Palavras-chave:

Análise fatorial, Cultura escolar, Cultura organizacional, Educação comparada, Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS), Instrumentos de medida, Liderança educacional, Melhoria escolar, Validação psicométrica, Validade transcultural, Ensino.

Resumo

A compreensão e a mensuração da cultura escolar permanecem tarefas críticas, porém metodologicamente desafiadoras, na pesquisa educacional, dada sua natureza multidimensional e dependente do contexto. Este estudo contribui para esse campo ao fornecer uma validação psicométrica abrangente da Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS) no contexto educacional grego, ao mesmo tempo em que aborda questões mais amplas relacionadas à aplicabilidade transcultural de instrumentos de medida. Com base em dados de diretores escolares, o estudo emprega tanto a Análise Fatorial Exploratória (AFE) quanto a Análise Fatorial Confirmatória (AFC) para examinar a estrutura interna da escala, juntamente com análises de confiabilidade e correlação. Os resultados demonstram forte consistência interna em todas as dimensões e oferecem suporte empírico ao modelo original de quatro fatores, confirmando a robustez teórica do instrumento. Ao mesmo tempo, pequenas variações nas cargas fatoriais evidenciam a sensibilidade dos construtos de cultura escolar às condições contextuais e institucionais. As intercorrelações positivas entre os fatores reforçam ainda mais a concepção da cultura escolar como um sistema dinâmico e interconectado, que molda relações, expectativas e processos de aprendizagem nas escolas. Para além de seu escopo nacional, o estudo oferece contribuições relevantes à literatura internacional ao sustentar a validade transcultural da SCS, ao mesmo tempo em que enfatiza a necessidade de validação sensível ao contexto. Os resultados posicionam a SCS como uma ferramenta robusta e adaptável tanto para pesquisas comparativas quanto para subsidiar práticas de liderança e iniciativas de melhoria escolar. De modo geral, o estudo avança tanto o rigor metodológico quanto a compreensão teórica da cultura escolar como um fator-chave da qualidade educacional e da mudança organizacional.

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2026-04-30

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Desvendando a cultura escolar como um construto multidimensional: Validação da Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS) em contextos de liderança educacional. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 4, p. e11015450987, 2026. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v15i4.50987. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/rsd/article/view/50987. Acesso em: 2 maio. 2026.