International Conference on Eurasian Economies
29-31 August 2016 – Kaposvár, HUNGARY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1489
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Labor Economics and Migration
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Erol Karaca
Session : 2C Kalkınma II
The Study of the Scale to Determine Attitudes on Labor Force Participation of Turkish Migrant Women in Germany
Almanya'daki Türk Göçmen Kadınların Çalışma Yaşamına Katılım Konusundaki Tutumlarını Belirlemeye Yönelik Ölçek Çalışması
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Erol Karaca (Anadolu University, Türkiye)
- Prof. Dr. Nuray Gökçek Karaca (Anadolu University, Türkiye)
Abstract
This study sought to develop a Likert type scale which is valid and reliable in order to investigate attitudes on labor life participation of the migrant women. The research was carried out with 570 Turkish migrant women in Germany, living in Cologne (172), Stuttgart (150), Bremen (109), Munich (53) and Berlin (86), Germany, in 2012-2013. The data were collected by using a questionnaire consisting of two sections, developed by the researchers to determine attitudes on labor life participation of migrant women. The first part is the form related to demographic and personal information, consisting of items about the gender, age, marital status, status, if they find their income level sufficient, if they look at the future with confidence and perceptions about being unionized. The second part includes 15 expressions related to attitudes on labor life participation of migrant women on a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 5 choices, from 1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree. Data which were collected through that The Attitude Scale on Labor Life Participation were analyzed with factor analysis by using the statistical package SPSS. The findings of the study revealed that the scale was valid and reliable.
JEL codes: A19
Karaca, Erol, Gökçek Karaca, Nuray (2016). "The Study of the Scale to Determine Attitudes on Labor Force Participation of Turkish Migrant Women in Germany" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2016, pp.388-397, Kaposvár, HUNGARY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C07.01489
