CAUSAL MODEL AFFECTING THE EDUCATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF ECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES

Abstract

This research aimed to study the causal model affecting educational sustainability in secondary schools in the western region of Thailand. The sample group consisted of school administrators and teachers from extra-large secondary schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission in the western provinces, namely Nakhon Pathom, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Suphan Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Samut Sakhon, and Samut Songkhram. A stratified random sampling method was used. Data were collected using a questionnaire focusing on five aspects of the organizational innovation model to promote educational sustainability in secondary schools: 1) Knowledge Management, 2) Work Engagement, 3) Educational Networks, 4) Organizational Innovation, and 5) Educational Sustainability. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (CB-SEM).

The research findings revealed the following: 1. Knowledge Management (β=.224) and Educational Networks (β=.610) had a statistically significant influence on Organizational Innovation. In contrast, Work Engagement (β=.109) had no statistically significant influence on Organizational Innovation (R2=.762). 2.Organizational Innovation (β=.305), Knowledge Management (β=.209), Work Engagement (β=.157), and Educational Networks (β=.315) all had a statistically significant influence on Educational Sustainability (R2=.805). The study suggests that schools should promote knowledge management, foster work engagement, build educational networks, and lead to organizational innovation to achieve educational sustainability.