A Model of Factors Influencing Internal Quality Assurance Operational Effectiveness of the Small Sized Primary Schools in Northeast Thailand

Abstract

The internal quality assurance plays an important role in schools because it relates to school trust. This research is aimed at developing and examining the goodness of fit of the model of the factors influencing internal quality assurance and operational effectiveness of the small sized primary schools in Northeast Thailand. The research sample consisted of 765 small sized primary schools in Northeast Thailand. The questionnaire was used to collect the data that were analysed by SEM computer soft ware. The research findings indicated that the model was valid and fit to the empirical data. The factors having an effect on internal quality assurance operational effectiveness of the small sized primary schools in Northeast consisted of 1) four factors of direct effect were administrators’ instructional leadership, innovation culture of organization, opened climate of organization and teachers’ leadership 2) four factors of indirect effect were administrators’ instructional leadership, team work, opened climate of organization and teachers’ leadership 3) five factors of total effect were administrators’ instructional leadership, opened climate of organization, teachers leadership, innovation culture of organization and team work. The model accounted for 85% of variance in effectiveness of the small sized primary schools.