Causal Factors Influencing the Success of Developing Chinese Learning Center of the Chinese Monastery
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This research article aims to study causal factors influencing the success of developing Chinese learning center of the Chinese monastery. This research employed a quantitative research methodology. The sample group consisted of 212 Buddhist monks and novices who were ordained and studying Chinese language in 19 Chinese Buddhist temples and Chinese monastic institutions. The sample size was determined using the criterion of 10 times the observed variables. The research instrument used were questionnaires. The statistical analysis employed structural equation modeling.
The research findings revealed that the causal factors influence the success of the developing Chinese Learning Center of the Chinese Monastery consisted of the participation of the people the most directly influenced by public participation, followed by organizational management, personnel competency, and budget, respectively. When considering total effects, the success of developing Chinese language learning centers received the greatest total influence from budget, followed by public participation, organizational management, and personnel competency, respectively.
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