Causal Relationship Model of the Factors That Affect the Effectiveness of Sub-District Good Schools under the Southern Region Primary Educational Service Area Office

The purpose of this research was to 1) study the factors that affect the effectiveness of sub-district good schools under the Southern Region Primary Educational Service Area Office, 2) create a linear structural relationship model of the factors that affect the effectiveness of sub-district good schools under the Southern Region Primary Educational Service Area Office, and 3) examine the consistency of the causal relationship model of the factors that affect the effectiveness of sub-district good schools under the Southern Region Primary Educational Service Area Office. The samples were obtained by stratified random sampling based on the provinces of schools followed by simple random sampling (lottery) and included 302 teachers. The model consisted of six variables: transformational leadership, school atmosphere, teaching and learning management, community participation, school culture, and school effectiveness. Data were analyzed by computer software. The research found that the causal relationship model of the factors that affect the effectiveness of sub-district good schools under the Southern Region Primary Educational Service Area Office was consistent with empirical data. Chi - square value ( ) was 416.80, /df was 3.04, goodness-of-fit index (GFI) was 0.98, adjusted goodness-of-fit index (AGFI) was0.96, comparative fit index (CFI) was 0.99, and ischolar_main mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.078, and most of which were in line with the criteria. Five causal factors used in this study included transformational leadership (LSCha), school atmosphere(Sch At), teaching and learning management (Learn), community participation ((ComLn), and school culture(SchCu), and could jointly explain the variance or predict the effectiveness of these schools at 66 percent.