Senge’s Learning Organization: Measurement and Validation of the Model within Thailand Context
Keywords:
Measurement, Validation, Learning OrganizationAbstract
Rational Substantial studies on Senge’s (1990) learning organization model have focused on the conceptual understanding using a descriptive approach, whereas less empirical studies have been conducted to develop and validate its measure, especially in a culturally different context. Consequently, more research is essential to empirically explore and confirm the existing model and concept of a learning organization.
Objective This study aimed to represent a necessary step to measure and validate learning organization based on Senge’s model framework in the cultural context of Thailand.
Methodology Participants were 308 teachers of Islamic private schools in Pattani province, southern Thailand. Exploratory factor analysis using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) was first performed to explore the theoretical constructs of Senge’s learning organization model and then Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to test its hypothesized model.
Research Findings In the item development process, the researchers initially developed a 75-item pool of learning organizations, and these items were revised and reduced to 47 items after experts examined their content validity. The PCA resulted in a 27-item scale that measures five extracted dimensions of a learning organization, namely, personal mastery, team learning, shared vision, mental model, and system thinking. Findings also revealed acceptable internal consistency reliability for the overall scale and the five specific sub-scale of a learning organization. The CFA showed that the five identified dimensions consisting of 23 items indicated a good model fit.
Applications The results of this study provided strong evidence that the five disciplines of Senge’s learning organization model can be operationalized and measured in Thai school contexts. And this developed measurement may provide good indicators for school administrators and educators who want to measure their schools’ practice of learning organization, especially in Thailand’s Islamic private schools setting.
Keywords: Measurement, Validation, Learning Organization
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