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Advancing Environmental Sustainability Through Education: Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure School–Family Collaboration Rojas Hernández, Belkis Ulloa Guerra, Oscar Sartor Harada, Andresa Martínez Sierra, Ricel García Rodríguez, Deysi Emilia Producción Científica School–family collaboration is a key factor in education for sustainability. However, rigorous evaluation of this relationship has been scarcely addressed from an empirical perspective. This study aimed to design and validate a scale to measure school– family collaboration in the field of environmental education. Based on a conceptual review, four key dimensions were defined: strategies and communication, family participation, impact on ecological habits, and implementation barriers. Content validation was conducted using the Delphi method with a panel of 15 experts. The scale was subsequently administered to 531 participants (312 teachers and 219 family members) from educational centers in various regions of Spain. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed a robust internal structure (Kaiser- Meyer-Olkin = 0.841; Comparative Fit Index = 0.945; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.062). Internal reliability, assessed through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, was high (total α = .91), with consistent values across all dimensions (α > .80). The results demonstrate that the scale has structural validity and empirical reliability, making it a useful tool for future research, institutional evaluation processes, and the development of educational policies focused on socio-environmental coresponsibility. 2025-12-15T21:54:34Z 2025-12-15T21:54:34Z 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Rojas Hernández, B., Ulloa-Guerra, O., Sartor-Harada, A., Martínez-Sierra, R., & Emilia García-Rodríguez, D. (2025). Advancing Environmental Sustainability Through Education: Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure School–Family Collaboration. American Behavioral Scientist, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642251390865 1552-3381 https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80631 https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642251390865 eng https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00027642251390865 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess American Behavioral Scientist (ABS) SI