QUALITY CULTURE AFFECTING TEACHER PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVENESS UNDER NONG KHAI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

          The objectives of this research are 1) to study the quality culture in schools under Nong Khai Primary Education Service Area Office 1 2) to study the teacher performance effectiveness under Nong Khai Primary Education Service Area Office 1 and 3) to study the quality culture affecting teacher performance effectiveness under Nong Khai Primary Education Service Area Office 1. The sample group used in this research was 302 school administrators and teachers, which were obtained from stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The reliability value was 0.97. The data was analyzed by using the IBM SPSS Statistics program to find the average, standard deviation, Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient and stepwise multiple regression.

          The research results found that

          1)       The Quality culture in general was at the "highest" level. When considering the average in each aspect, it is found that the vision for quality and service was the highest followed by the motivation for work and the strategic quality management was at the lowest.

          2)       The teacher performance effectiveness in general was at the "highest" level. When considering the average in each aspect, it is found that the classroom management was the highest followed by the student quality and the learning management was at the lowest.

          3)       The quality culture affecting teacher performance effectiveness in 5 areas which are vision for quality and service, team work, strategic quality management, continuous quality development and motivation for work were able to predict teacher competencies of 82.30 percent statistically significant at .05 level. The standard scores are as follows:        

          The Regression Equation of Unstandardized Score:

                   Y = 1.261 + 0.726(X1) + 0.266(X4) + 0.125(X5) + 0.101(X2) + 0.074(X3)

          The Regression Equation of Standardized Score:

                   Zy = 0.838(ZX1) + 0.364(ZX4) + 0.167(ZX5) + 0.137(ZX2) + 0.105(ZX3)