Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Multicultural Leadership Development for Chinese School Administrators in Northeast Region of Thailand
Bilyu Yang
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Saowanee Sirisooksilp
Nuchwana Luanganggoon
Keow Ngang Tang
Postgraduate Program in Education, Faculty of Business, Hospitality and Humanities, Nilai University, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, 40002 Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Saowanee Sirisooksilp
Nuchwana Luanganggoon
Keow Ngang Tang
Postgraduate Program in Education, Faculty of Business, Hospitality and Humanities, Nilai University, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Keywords: Confirmatory factor analysis, Chinese school administrators, indicators, multicultural leadership development model.
Abstract
This study aimed to explore factors and related indicators of multicultural leadership development for Chinese school administrators in northeast region of Thailand. The researchers conceptualized the factors and indicators by examining related documents and cross-examining with five experts to confirm them. A quantitative research design using questionnaire to 255 respondents consisting of 90 school administrators and 165 teachers. The results indicated that goodness of fit for the identified factors and indicators are compliance with empirical data: χ2 = 74.564, df = 47, χ2/df = 1.586, p-value = 0.064, RMSEA = 0.048, SRMR = 0.021, CFI = 0.989, TLI = 0.984.