NCJ Number
107331
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 66 Issue: 2 Dated: (March/April 1987) Pages: 175-183
Date Published
1987
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This research determined whether the Child Care Perceiver Interview is a valid instrument for predicting the performance of child care workers and if the performance prediction is consistent over time.
Abstract
The study involved 46 child care agencies in 15 States and Canada. A repeat measure research design was used to investigate the content, construct, concurrent, and predictive validity of the instrument. Data were collected at intervals of 3, 6, 9, and 18 months. The interview score was correlated with five ratings during the same data collection periods: the interviewee's self-rating, the supervisor's rating of the interviewee's performance, the client resident's rating of the interviewee, the resident's self-perception as a learner, and the resident's ratings of the cottage climate on the Moos Correctional Institution Environmental Scale. The impact of demographic characteristics on the interview were investigated to determine if the instrument was biased toward age, sex, or race. The results strongly indicate the predictive validity of the interview instrument and its acceptability in meeting equal employment opportunity requirements. 6 tables and 1 reference.