Distributed Leadership: Structural Equation Model

The development of the management quality focused on the distribution of administrative power and manage educational system for primary educational office area. The aim of this study was to test the distributed leadership of basic school principals in a structural equation model. Research samples were 728 principals of educational institutions the Office of the Basic Education Commission. Sample selection was made using the multi stage sampling. Research tool was rating scale. LISREL statistics software used to analyze the data. The result indicated that the structural equation model of distributed leadership, developed by the researcher, fit well with empirical data with the following figures; chi-square value = 36.06, df=47, GFI=0.99, AGFI=0.98, CFI=0.98, SRMR=0.00, RMSEA=0.00, CN=1451.98, LSR/SSR=1.71/-1.91. Moreover, the finding suggested that factor on trust had the highest total influence of 0.85 on distributed leadership. The factor on collaboration, had the second highest total influence of 0.47 on distributed leadership. And the factor on creativity, had the total influence and direct influencing weight of 0.01 on distributed leadership no significantly. In conclusion, the results showed that all 3 causal factors were 74% explained the distributed leadership of school basic education principals. From the result of this study, it is suggested that this structural equation model should be the guidance for the development of the school staffs. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.