The Factor Analysis of the Success of Educational Management in Prachinburi Vocational Education

Abstract

          This research aimed to: 1) study the components contributing to the success of vocational education management in Prachinburi Province, and 2) examine the consistency of the confirmatory factor analysis model. The sample group consisted of 512 participants-educational administrators, teachers, and vocational students-selected through stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a 55-item questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale. The findings revealed that the overall success of vocational education management in Prachinburi Province was at a high level. When analyzed by specific components, two were rated at a high level-curriculum (with the highest average) and teaching and learning-while management and dual education management were at a moderate level. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit well with the empirical data. The factor loadings for the four components ranged from 0.31 to 0.98 and were statistically significant at the 0.05 level.                         The components ranked by factor loading from highest to lowest were: curriculum, teaching and learning, management, and dual education management. The model fit indices were: Chi-square = 145.56, P-value = 0.087, degrees of freedom (df) = 61, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.93, Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index (AGFI) = 0.90, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) = 0.043, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.047.