Study on relationships among directorate operation function, school organizational culture, and school effectiveness of private technological universities and colleges

私立技專校院正面對新世紀的挑戰。社會、政治及經濟環境的快速變遷，學校如何能永續發展是必須面對的現實課題。私立技專校院董事會是否健全與對於校務運作的支持，對於學校組織文化和學校效能產生一定的影響力。本研究之主要目的即在瞭解臺灣私立技專校院學校董事會運作功能、學校組織文化與學校效能之關係，並透過對私立技專校院董事會運作功能、學校組織文化與學校效能之調查與實證分析，瞭解三個變項間之關係。 本研究採用調查研究法，以台灣地區73所私立技專校院的董事會、校長（副校長）、行政人員與教師為研究對象，以立意取樣方式分四個階層進行抽樣，共計發出657份問卷，有效回收問卷共計538份，有效回收率為81.9％。調查結果以T檢定、單因子變異數分析、皮爾遜積差相關、逐步多元迴歸及結構方程模式等統計方法進行資料處理。 本研究之主要發現如下：1. 私立技專校院董事會運作功能良好，並以「校務規劃」為最佳；2. 私立技專校院組織文化得分良好，並以「組織運作」為最佳；3. 私立技專校院的學校效能得分良好，並以「教學品質」為最佳；4. 董事會運作功能、學校組織文化與學校效能三者間具有正向關聯；5. 私立技專校院董事會運作功能及學校組織文化對學校效能有正向預測作用；6. 私立技專校院董事會運作功能、學校組織文化投與學校效能三者關係之模式適配度檢定獲得支持，能解釋主要變項間之關係。 根據以上之研究果，本研究提出數項建議以供私立技專校院董事會、私立技專校院、教育工作者、教育行政機關及未來研究時之參考。Due to the rapid change of social, political and economical environment, private technological universities and colleges are facing a new challenge in the new century; the sustainable development of schools has become an important issue. The directorates of private technological universities and colleges have been playing a critical role in schools’ organizational culture and effectiveness. The main objective of this study was to explore the relationship among directorate operation function, school organizational culture, and school effectiveness. Base upon survey and empirical analysis, this study tried to understand the relationship among directorate operation function, school organizational culture and school effectiveness. The objects of this study were the members of directorate, president (vice president), administrators, and teachers of 73 private technological universities and colleges in Taiwan. Based upon survey study, a total of 657 persons were chosen to join this study with a purposive sampling method under four levels and 538 valid questionnaires returned, the valid response rate was 81.99%. Statistical method such as T-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson product moment correlations, stepwise multiple regression and structural equation modeling were used for data analysis. The major findings of this study included the followings: 1. the operation function of private technologies universities and colleges was found performed well, especially in “school planning” dimension. 2. The organizational culture of private technological universities and colleges performed well especially in “organizational operation” dimension. 3. The school effectiveness of private technological universities and colleges performed well especially in “teaching quality” dimension. 4. There were positive correlations among directorate operational function, school organizational culture and school effectiveness. 5. Directorate operational function and school organizational culture were showed to have positive predicting power toward school effectiveness. 6. The model fit of relationship among directorate operation function, school organizational culture and school effectiveness were statistically supported Based upon the findings, several recommendations were made as references for the directorate of private technological universities and colleges, private technological universities and colleges, educational administration institutions, as well as for further research