التحقق من صدق البناء لإطار الکفايات المهنية لرخصة العمل الميداني في هيئة الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنکر

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National Measuring Observatory - King Saud University

Abstract

This study aims at investigate the validity of the Hay’a Officer Professional Framework  (HOPF). The data come from survey responses of 1,045 Hay’a employees. The main focus of the study is on psychometric properties of HOPF data in regard to their factorial structure and heterogeneity by employing confirmatory factor and latent class analysis. The results revealed that the HOPF  data are unidimensional, with one dominating general factor and five specific aspects of Hay’a Officer competency. Furthermore, the specific factors of  HOPF have similar importance weight, and the target population of Hay’a officers breaks down into two latent classes based on their performance on the general factor of Hay’a competency and its five specific aspects. It was also found that, there is no dependency between the identified latent classes of Hay’a officers and their background variables (job title, education, professional  experience, age, and administrative area). Based on the study results some recommendations were provided. 

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