The Effects of Quality System Management on Creating the Basic Education Schools as Innovative Organizations in Nonthaburi Province
Abstract
Abstract
This research aimed to (1) examine the quality system management of basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province, (2) create the basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province as innovative organizations, and (3) identify the effects of quality system management on creating the basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province as innovative organizations. The research instrument was an opinionnaire of 95 items in two sections: (1) 50 items about the quality system management required for world class standard schools by the principles of the Office of the Basic Education Commission Thailand, and (2) 45 items on the creation of basic education schools as innovative organizations based on the concepts of Tidd, Bessant & Pavitt (2009). The 2-step sampling method yielded 364 persons comprising administrators, the heads of the learning subject groups, and teachers from the selected basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province. The obtained data were analyzed for frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and stepwise multiple regression. The study revealed three major findings: (1) Quality system management of the basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province was at a high level in a descending order as: (i) performance results, (ii) staff focus, (iii) strategic planning, (iv) student and stakeholder focus, (v) measurement analysis and knowledge management, (vi) process management and (vii) leadership. (2) The creation of the basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province as innovative organizations required eight characteristics in a descending order: (i) key individual, (ii) appropriate organizational structure, (iii) effective teamwork, (iv) the climate that promotes creativity, (v) high participation in innovation, (vi) long term stability, (vii) network interconnection capability and learning exchange, (viii) shared vision of leadership and intention to create innovation. (3) Quality system management signified five variables: (i) outcomes, (ii) strategic planning, (iii) process management, (iv) measurement analysis, (v) knowledge management and leadership—all affecting the creation of the basic education schools in Nonthaburi Province as innovative organizations at 88.90%, as expressed in a regression analysis equation:
= 0.148 + 0.514X7 + 0.104X2 + 0.138X6 + 0.124X4+ 0.091X1. The identified effects of quality system management on creating basic education schools as innovative organizations shown in the study were expected to generate practical implications for effective management practices in other Thai schools in similar contexts.
Keywords: Quality system management, innovative organizations, basic education schools, Nonthaburi Province
