A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF LOWER NORTHERN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE
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This descriptive research aimed to study and examine the consistency of a component model of digital leadership for school administrators of lower northern primary educational service area office. The samples consisted of 445 administrators of lower northern primary educational service area office. Define the sample size according to Hair’s parameters, acquired by random stratified sampling. The data were collected by a 5-rating scale questionnaire. The index of consistency was between 0.80-1.00, and the reliability of the questionnaire was between 0.96-0.97. The data were analyzed by programmatic confirmatory component analysis by using the Mplus Program. The results were as follows: 1) The digital leadership for school administrators of lower northern primary educational service area office consisted of 4 components including digital communication, digital vision, digital citizenship, and professionalism. Each component has 3 indicators. 2) The model of digital leadership was consistent with the empirical data with values (2 (43, N=445) = 56.451, p=0.082, CFI=0.998, TLI=0.996, RMSEA=0.027, SRMR=0.009). Each component has a standard component weight in the range of 0.924-0.998, and each indicator of the main component has a standard weight in the range of 0.821-0.911.
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