ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS UNDER NAKHON PHATHOM PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

The research objectives were to determine: 1) the organizational culture of school under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, 2) the effectiveness under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 and 3) the relationship between the organizational culture and the school effectiveness under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The sample was 83 schools under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The two respondents from each school consisted of a school director or acting school director and a teacher, with the total of 166. The research instrument was an opinionnaire regarding the organizational culture, based on the concept of Patterson, Purkey and Parker and the school effectiveness, based on the concept of Lunenburg and Ornstein. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient. The research findings revealed that: 1) The organizational culture of school under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 as a whole and as an aspect were at the highest level. The arithmetic mean ranking from the highest to the lowest were as follows; principle of integrity, principle of diversity, principle of purpose, principle of recognition and reward, principle of excellence, principle of caring, principle of belonging, principle of empowerment, principle of trust and confidence and principle of decision making, 2) The school effectiveness under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 as a whole and as an aspect were at the highest level. The arithmetic mean ranking from the highest to the lowest were as follows; a climate of high expectation, instructional leadership, a clear school mission, high time on task, a safe and orderly environment, positive home-school relations and frequent monitoring of student progress. 3) The relationship between the organizational culture and the effectiveness under the Nakhon Phathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 were at high correlation in positive way, with significantly level at .01.