The Verification of a Structural Equation Model on Principal Technology Leadership, Knowledge Management, and School Effectiveness in Elementary Schools
Author : I-Hua Chang, Yi-Chia Wu
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Abstract:
The study empirically investigates the relationships among principals’ technology leadership, schools’ knowledge management, and school effectiveness. The survey target population consisted of 419 teachers randomly selected from Taiwan elementary schools in eight cities. Teachers were asked to measure the effectiveness of technology leadership, knowledge management, and schools effectiveness. This study used structural equation modeling with prospective data to test for model fit. The findings indicate that principals’ technology leadership positively affects schools’ knowledge management. Furthermore, schools’ knowledge management directly affects school effectiveness. Principals’ technology leadership also positively influences their school effectiveness. The results suggest that the school should implement technology leadership to accelerate knowledge management in school operation in order to improve overall school effectiveness.
Keywords: technology leadership, knowledge management, school effectiveness
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