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The Education Participation Scale–Modified: Evaluating a Measure of Continuing Education

David Dia

Charles A. Smith

Amy Cohen-Callow

Donna Leigh Bliss

University of Maryland, Baltimore

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the measurement model and theory underlying the Educational Participation Scale–Modified (EPS-M) using confirmatory factor analysis. A probability sample of 225 licensed social workers in Maryland completed the mailed survey. The findings support a six independent factor model. Results also support the EPS-M as a valid and reliable measure for identifying motivational orientations of social workers who pursue continuing professional education. Professional knowledge was the most frequently reported motivational orientation. Implications regarding social workers’ motivational orientations and the design of continuing professional education activities are discussed.

Key Words: confirmatory factory analysis • motivation orientations • social workers • Education Participation Scale–Modified • continuing professional education

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 15, No. 3, 213-222 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504273543
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