An Analysis of the Administrative Systematic Factors Affecting Effectiveness of Catholic Network Schools under Chantaburi Diocese

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the administrative systematic factors affecting effectiveness of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese. The instruments used for data collecting were questionnaires concerning the effectiveness of 14 catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese and the focus group discussions between the schools‘ administrators and 9 academicians. The factors were validated by the LISREL PROGRAM, and found out that:

1. The administrative conditions of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese were rated at a high level in every system. The systems could be arranged into order as follows: (1) cultural system, (2) environmental system, (3) structural system, (4) political system and (5) individual system. 
2. The effectiveness of catholic network schools Chantaburi Diocese was rated at a high level in every perspective. Such perspectives could be arranged into order as follows: (1) internal process perspective, (2) customer perspective, (3) learning and growth perspective and (4) financial perspective. 
3. The result of the administrative systematic factors affecting effectiveness of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese could be statistically reported as follows: X²= 5.63, df = 9, p = 0.78, RMSEA = 0.00, NFI = 1.00, SRMR = 0.01, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.98. It manifested that the administrative systematic factors affected effectiveness of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese, with a significant level of .01 (coefficient weight average 0.93).
4. The most important factors that catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese should focus on were the environment and political system factors.