Validation of a Perceived Institutional Identity Scale Among Researchers and Faculty at Public Research Centre

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5583322306093

• Palavras-chave: identidade institucional, professores, investigadores, centros de investigação públicos, instituições de ensino superior

• Keywords: Institutional identity, teachers, researchers, public research centers, higher education institutions.

• Abstract: A scale was developed to assess the perceived institutional identity among teachers and researchers of a public research center (PRC) in Mexico. The methodology used was a quantitative approach, with an experimental ex post facto design and intentional non-probabilistic sampling. By sending questionnaires via institutional email to faculty and researchers at the seven PRC campuses. Self-selective participation resulted in a response rate of 44.41% of total participants. The data obtained was analyzed with the utilized statistic program using an exploratory factorial analysis of maximum likelihood and Varimax rotation, using a selection criterion for items >.60 of factorial loading. The psychometric structure obtained explained 60.994% of the total variance. The Cronbach's alphas of the scale show high reliability, both globally and in the four dimensions. We conclude that the scale designed to assess researchers’ and faculty members’ perceptions of institutional identity, is suitable for use in research and/or higher education institutions.