The Development of Indicators to Measure Leadership, Based on the Rule of Law of School Administrators under the Office of Basic Education Commission

Abstract

The research article consisted of the following objectives: 1) to investigate the conceptual framework of leadership based on the rule of law for school administrators; 2) to explore the components and indicators of leadership based on the rule of law of school administrators; and 3) to examine the structural validity of an indicator model for measuring leadership based on the rule of law of school administrators. The study used a mixed-method approach. A sample group included 300 secondary school directors, who were chosen using stratified random sampling. A sample size was proportionally calculated. The tool used was a questionnaire with 5-point Likert scale. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation, content analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.

From the study, the following results are found: 1) The conceptual framework of leadership based on the rule of law of school administrators included 4 components and 11 indicators; 2) The components and indicators of leadership based on the rule of law of school administrators comprise (1) social responsibility with 3 indicators, (2) equity and equality with 3 indicators, (3) transparency and information disclosure with 3 indicators, and (4) service mind with 2 indicators; and 3) From examining the structural validity of a model, the results found that indicators measuring leadership based on the rule of law of school administrators are congruent with empirical data with the following GoF (goodness of fit): chi-square value = 24.30, df = 22, p-value – 0.33, Relative x² = 1.104; GFI = .99; AGFI = .96; RMR =.02; SRMR = .01; RMSEA = .02, while the factor loading has a statistical significance of 0.01.