The Development and Construct Validation of the Small Unit Equal Opportunity Climate Survey

Abstract

An equal opportunity climate survey suitable for use at small units is a needed supplement to the standard Military Equal Opportunity Climate Survey (MEOCS). The standard MEOCS uses a critical incident approach to assess a military unit's equal opportunity climate. However, many small military units lack the racial and gender diversity needed for critical incident measures. This report describes the creation of a climate assessment instrument suitable for use at small units. The small unit survey makes use of attitudinal items to measure the domain covered by MEOCS. This report presents the psychometric analyses of a pilot test version of the instrument, a construct validity study comparing the new survey to the MEOCS, a recommendation for the revised version or the instrument for use within military commands, and recommendations for additional research for the further development and validation of the instrument.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
AD1072674

Entities

People

  • Arlene Pace
  • Mickey R. Dansby
  • Robert Albright
  • Robert M. Mcintyre

Organizations

  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Factor Analysis
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Americans
  • Perception
  • Personnel Management
  • Sociology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Training

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