An Analysis of the Causal Relationship of the Quality in Educational Management of Children’s Development Centers Under the Supervision of the Local Administrative Organization
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This research aimed to study the causal variables of the quality in educational management of children’s development centers under the supervision of the Local Administrative Organization. Multi-stage randomization revealed the total number of the sample, which was 1,200 child development centres nationwide. A calculation to determine the appropriate sample size for structural equation analysis was also administered. Tools used include 87-item questionnaires regarding the quality of children’s development centers with the values of content validity and reliability lying between 0.60-1.00 and 0.731-0.828. Correlation coefficient analysis and structural equation analysis were employed in the study with additional analysis of frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, distribution coefficient, maximum value, minimum value, skewness, and kurtosis. The results showed that causal variables of the educational management quality of the centers consist of management skills, changed leadership, and purposeful communication. The results of the causal relationship analysis showed that there is a compliance among empirical data with the following values: = 3.12, df = 1, p-value = 0.077, RMSEA = 0.042, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.99, RMR = 0.009, and NFI = 1.00. All the variables are affecting the educational quality of children’s development centers, indicated by influential values lying between -0.07 and 0.51, statistically significant at 0.05.
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