Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to 1) study a cultural organization model of secondary schools and synthesize the elements according to concepts and theories 2) create a cultural organization model of secondary schools and 3) verify the cultural organization model of secondary schools. The research employed mixed methods using Delphi techniques in qualitative research and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in quantitative research. The samples for the qualitative research using Delphi technique consisted of 19 specialists in organizational culture and school administration, selected by purposive sampling and snowball technique. The samples for quantitative study to verify the cultural model were 1,198 school administrators and teachers answering the questionnaire selected by stratified sampling. The instruments used in the research were structured interviews and a 5 rating scale questionnaire. Data analysis was Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Interquartile Range, Chi-Square: c2 and Factor Lording. The research findings revealed that 1. There were 4 cultures derived from synthesizing, including Clan Culture, Passive-Defensive Culture, Constructive Culture, Aggressive-Defensive Culture and whereas the 4 elements derived from synthesizing included thoughtfulness, ritual, materials, and organizations. 2. According to the specialists opinions on 4 cultural organization model and the elements of the secondary schools, the elements were clearly congruent with Constructive Culture according to observable variables which consisted of the following elements of culture: 1) Clan Culture with 5 elements, 2) Passive-Defensive Culture with 5 elements, 3) Constructive Culture with 30 elements, and 4) Aggressive-Defensive Culture with 4 elements. 3. The constructed cultural organization model of secondary schools under the Office of Basic Education Commission was congruent with the empirical data at Interquartile Range, Chi-Square: c2 and Factor Loading. This showed the construct validity of the cultural model of secondary schools under Office of the Basic Education Commission.