The Multi-level Structural Equaltion Model of Factors Affecting Life and Career Skills in the 21st Century of Vocational Certificate Student under the Office the Vocational Eduction Commission

Abstract

          The objectives of this research are to 1) study the level of factors affecting life and career skills in 21st century, 2) Analyze the multilevel structural equation model of factors affecting life skills and careers in the 21th century, (3) Develop policy recommendations for developing life and careers skills in the 21st century. The sample were selected through multi-stage random sampling technique consisted of 120 teachers professional experience and 1,200 students professional experience in vocational education academic year 2024. The tools used were 1) a questionnaire for students, and 2) a questionnaire for teachers. The collected data were analyzed using quantitative statistics, multiple correlation coefficient analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), multilevel confirmatory analysis (MCFA), and multi-level structural equation model analysis.
          The results of the study were as follows:
          1. The results of the study of opinions on factors affecting life and careers skills in the 21st century of vocational certificate students found that students' opinions were at a high level are the family in the environment and environment in the college followed by personal characteristics, while at the college level the factors affecting life and careers skills in the 21st century opinions were at a high level is are the teaching quality by teachers and the leadership in academic administration.
         2. The analysis found that the multi-level structural equaltion model of factors affecting life and career skills in the 21st century of vocational certificate student border provinces showed a constructed validity or was in congruence with the empirical data and showed causal relationship both at the student and college levels with the researcher-established hypothesis. They were considered from indices used for checking validity of the model: = 543.146, df=483, =1.125, p-value=0.030, RMSEA=0.010,CFI =0.994,TLI = 0.992, SRMRw = 0.017 and SRMRb = 0.430
          3. The student variables that statistical significance at the .05 level affecting life and careers skills in the 21st century included: environment in the college with total effect sizes of 0.808 (R2 has a value between 0.435-0.682) family in the environment with total effect sizes of 0.035 (R2 has a value between 0.462-0.649) and personal characteristics with total effect sizes of -0.069 (R2 has a value between 0.526-0.629). In addition, the variables at the college level that statistical significance at the .05 level affecting life and careers skills in the 21st century included: leadership in academic administration with total effect sizes of 0.747 (R2 has a value between 0.646- 0.906) and teaching quality by teachers with total effect sizes of -0.079 (R2 is between 0.756-0.961). The set of variables predicting at the student and the college levels explained variance of life and career skills in the 21st century of vocational certificate student at 43.50 - 96.10 percent.