Adaptation of the The Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Disability in Higher Education into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study
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The aim of this study is to adapt the Turkish version of the The Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Disability in Higher Education (QAD-HE) developed by Fuentes, Pérez-Padilla, Fuente, and Aranda (2021) into the national literature by conducting validity and reliability studies. In this context, the study included findings related to the validity and reliability of the adapted scale. A total of 606 individuals from a state university participated in the study. Of the participants, 535 were students, and 71 were teachers. The findings of the analyses revealed that The Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Disability in Higher Education (QAD-HE), which was adapted within the scope of the research, contains 27 items and has a two-dimensional structure as "egalitarian attitudes" and "prejudiced attitudes.” The findings showed that the The Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Disability in Higher Education can be used to determine attitudes towards individuals with disabilities studying or working in higher education in Turkey.
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