Development and preliminary validation of non-governmental organization practice checklist
Joint Authors
Sabir, Maryam
Harandi, Tayebeh Fasihi
Shojayzadeh, Dawud
Haghdoost, Ali Akbar
Taghdisi, Muhammad Husayn
Iftikhar, Hasan
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 2 (28 Feb. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-02-28
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are one of the essential measures of moderngovernments’ management to improve social, political, and developmental activities.
They play an important role in the process of development in most countries.
Objectives: The present study was conducted to design and validate the checklist of NGOs’ practice in Kerman (Iran) where the scope of their activities is increasingly more diverse and complex.
The availability and access to a valid and reliable instrument is essential for intervention and promotion of non-governmental organizations.
Methods: The checklist was designed and validated from the literature review, existing reports, and current statutes of NGOs.
Content and structure validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), and internal consistency were used to measure the psychometric components of the checklist.
Our sample consisted of all 150 licensed NGOs in Kerman, and sampling was conducted from April 2014 to September 2015.
Results: While the checklist showed acceptable content validity, exploratory factor analysis revealed 3 factors: (a) social influence, (b) social structure, and (c) participatory experience.
Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that fit indices were acceptable as 2 =1.65, CFI = 0.79, AGFI = 0.74, GFI = 0.82, and RMSEA = 0.1.
The Cronbach‘s alpha was 0.7.
Conclusions: Our results revealed that the checklist psychometric properties were acceptable.
This checklist can be a start point for developing standard tools in the field of non-governmental organizations’ activity.
In addition, this tool can be a guide for the evaluation and enhancement of NGOs’ activity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabir, Maryam& Iftikhar, Hasan& Taghdisi, Muhammad Husayn& Haghdoost, Ali Akbar& Harandi, Tayebeh Fasihi& Shojayzadeh, Dawud. 2018. Development and preliminary validation of non-governmental organization practice checklist. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840423
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sabir, Maryam…[et al.]. Development and preliminary validation of non-governmental organization practice checklist. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 20, no. 2 (Feb. 2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840423
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabir, Maryam& Iftikhar, Hasan& Taghdisi, Muhammad Husayn& Haghdoost, Ali Akbar& Harandi, Tayebeh Fasihi& Shojayzadeh, Dawud. Development and preliminary validation of non-governmental organization practice checklist. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2018. Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840423
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-8
Record ID
BIM-840423