Adaptation and Validation of the Contextual Factors Questionnaire in Iberoamerican Countries/Adaptacion y Validacion del Cuestionario Factores Contextuales en Paises Iberoamericanos

The objective of this study is to adapt and validate a questionnaire to measure the main contextual factors (family, teachers and peers) that influence the school engagement of adolescent students from Colombia, Spain, Peru and Uruguay. The cultural and linguistic equivalence of the items that make up the questionnaire in these countries was ensured through a review by educational experts as well as discussion groups with students. The questionnaires were applied to 1,578 students through an online platform. The results of the exploratory structural equation model analyses indicated that the structure in each country confirmed the original one, with variations in the final items. Keywords: school engagement, family, students, teachers El objetivo de este estudio es adaptar y validar un cuestionario para la medicion de los factores contextuales principales (familia, profesores y pares) que influyen en el compromiso escolar de estudiantes adolescentes de Colombia, Espana, Peru y Uruguay. La equivalencia cultural y linguistica de los items que conforman el cuestionario en dichos paises se aseguro mediante la revision de expertos en educacion y grupos de discusion. Los cuestionarios fueron aplicados a 1578 estudiantes a traves de una plataforma online. Los resultados de los analisis de modelos de ecuaciones estructurales exploratorios indicaron que la estructura en cada uno de los paises se adecuaba a la original, con variaciones en los items finales. Palabras clave: compromiso escolar, familia, estudiantes, profesorado