Title: Investigating shared vision and size effects on public school performance: a proposed efficiency model

Authors: Sangchan Kantabutra

Addresses: Business Administration Program, School of Management, Mae Fah Luang University, 333 Moo. 1, Thasood, Muang, Chiangrai, 57100, Thailand

Abstract: In this study, efficiency is proposed to assess school performance by using a non-parametric technique, namely data envelopment analysis. While shared vision (shared between principals and teachers) and sizes (class size and school size) are regarded as the important factors that affect student achievement, little research has been investigated into the relationship between shared vision, sizes and efficiency in Thailand. Derived from substantial literature, a model is proposed to investigate if seven-vision attributes, vision content (efficiency and size effect imaginaries), and sizes are associated with school performance. Hypotheses, future research directions and managerial implications are also discussed.

Keywords: performance measurement; school efficiency; Malmquist DEA; data envelopment analysis; shared visions; size effects; Thailand; public schools; efficiency models; school performance; non-parametric techniques; principals; teachers; class size; school size; student achievement; seven-vision attributes; vision content; size effect imaginaries; managerial implications; education; innovation; learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2012.046063

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2012 Vol.11 No.3, pp.217 - 232

Published online: 28 Aug 2014 *

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