Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Area-Based Management for Small-Sized Schools in Northeast Region of Thailand
Jittakorn Jansuk
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Nuchwana Luanganggoon
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Chiranan Wachrakul
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Keow Ngang Tang
Postgraduate School of Education, Faculty of Business, Hospitality and Humanities, Nilai University, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Nuchwana Luanganggoon
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Chiranan Wachrakul
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Keow Ngang Tang
Postgraduate School of Education, Faculty of Business, Hospitality and Humanities, Nilai University, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Keywords: Area-based management model, factors, indicators, small-sized school.
Abstract
This study intended to examine the factor and indicators of area-based management for small-sized schools in northeast region of Thailand. A quantitative research design using questionnaire as research instrument was employed by conducting a survey to 420 respondents consisting of 36 executives and 384 teachers. The results showed that goodness of fit for the identified factors and indicators are compliance with empirical data: χ2 = 86.457, df = 71, χ2/df = 1.2177, p-value = 0.1023, RMSEA = 0.023, SRMR = 0.014, CFI = 0.998, TLI = 0.996. In conclusion, these fit indices determined that area-based management model is well aligned.