THE VALIDATION OF A CAUSAL MODEL OF TEACHER SPIRITUALITY

Authors

  • Somprasong Senarat Benjamaporn Senarat Pisit Pinitsakul Roi Et Rajabhat University

Keywords:

Emotional Quotient, Volunteer Mind, Teacher Spirituality, Structural Equation Model

Abstract

This study purposed to validate of a causal model of teacher spirituality of high school students in service area of Roi-Et Rajabhat University. The samples were 1,025 high school students in service area of Roi-Et Rajabhat University which were selected by two-stage random sampling. Research instrument was a questionnaire. The variables consisted of one endogenous latent variables: teacher spirituality; and two exogenous latent variables: emotional quotient, and volunteer mind. Findings revealed that the causal model of teacher spirituality of high school students in service area of Roi-Et Rajabhat University showed model fit to empirical data (Chi-square = 76.737, df = 63, p-value = 0.115, CFI = 0.999, TLI = 0.998,  RMSEA = 0.015, SRMR = 0.020 and chi-square/df = 1.218). Moreover, the variables in model could explain the variance of teacher spirituality at 49.20 percent. When considering direct effect, it found that emotional quotient and volunteer mind affected on teacher spirituality and emotional quotient affected to volunteer mind which was significantly at the level of .01. In addition, when considering indirect effect, it found that emotional quotient affected on teacher spirituality indirectly through volunteer mind which was statistically significance at .01

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2020-08-26

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Senarat, S. (2020). THE VALIDATION OF A CAUSAL MODEL OF TEACHER SPIRITUALITY. Journal of Education Burapha University, 31(2), 27–42. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/edubuu/article/view/244353