In the parent involvement study, Deslandes and Bertrand (2005) mentioned the following in paragraph 18, about the variable, "parents role:"
"Parents role construction…We used a construct that comprised 10 items (alpha=.72) that measure behaviors that are parent focused, school focused, and mainly partnership focused in accordance with the adolescents' education."
What important information is missing in this discussion that would indicate that the variable is a good one to use?
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
It does mention reliability (coefficient alpha) but not the validity of the scores.
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