Level of autonomy on the management of vocatinal schools in ha noi city, viet nam

LEVEL OF AUTONOMY ON THE MANAGEMENT OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN HANOI CITY, VIETNAM _ A DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon, Philippines in Collaboration with Thai Nguyen University, Socialist Republic of Vietnam _ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Business Administration _ By PHAM QUANG VINH (STONE) December 2013 i APPROVAL SHEET The Dissertation of PHAM QUANG VINH entitled LEVEL OF AUTONOMY ON THE MANAGEMENT OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN HANOI CITY, VIETNAM Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION A program offered by Southern Luzon State University, Republic of the Philippines in collaboration with Thai Nguyen University, Socialist Republic of Vietnam has been approved by Oral Examination Committee WALBERTO A MACARAAN, EdD Expert EDWIN P BERNAL, DBA Expert MELCHOR MELO O PLACINO, PhD Expert ALICE T VALERIO, PhD External Panel CECILIA N GASCON, PhD Chairman Endorsed by: Recommended by: DO ANH TAI, PhD Adviser APOLONIA A ESPINOSA, PhD Dean Accepted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Business Administration _ Date WALBERTO A MACARAAN, EdD Vice President for Academic Affairs ii CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT In grateful recognition and sincerest thanks for the encouragement, guidance and unselfish sharing of their knowledge, time, effort and skills, and for the untiring motivation that leads to the completion of this study, the researcher acknowledges the following: DR CECILIA N GASCON, Ph.D., President of the Southern Luzon State University in the Republic of the Philippines, for her untiring effort and belief that this collaboration is possible thus enabling us to pursue the DBA degree; DR DANG XUAN BINH, Ph.D., Director of the International Training Center, Thai Nguyen University of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, for his enormous pursuit to provide the Vietnamese people an opportunity to grow through education; DR DO ANH TAI, Ph.D., his adviser, for guidance and endless support for the improvement of this study ITC STAFF, for providing the necessary research materials; MANAGERS and STAFF of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, my Respondents, for their patience and cooperation in answering the questionnaire and for other data given; MY FAMILY and FRIENDS, for the love and support in one way or the other and TO ALL who have contributed to make this study a success Phạm Quang Vinh (Stone) iv DEDICATION This research is heartily dedicated To my family and to all my relatives, my colleagues, friends, classmates, administrators, staffs and employees of Vocational Schools in Hanoi city PQV v TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………………… i APPROVAL SHEET ……………………………………………………… ii CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY ……………………………………… iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ………………………………………………… iv DEDICATION ……………………………………………………………… v TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………… vi LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………… viii LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………… xii ABBREVIATIONS ………………………………………………………… xiii LIST OF APPENDICES ………………………………………………… xiv ABSTRACT ………………………………………………………………… xvi CHAPTER I II III INTRODUCTION …………………………………………… Background of the Study ………………………………… Statement of the Problem ………………………………… Objectives of the Study …………………………………… Hypothesis of the Study …………………………………… Significance of the Study ………………………………… Scope and Limitations of the Study ……………………… Definition of Terms ………………………………………… REVIEW OF LITERATURE ……………………………… 11 Conceptual Framework ………………………………….… 72 METHODOLOGY Locale of the Study ………………………………………… 74 Research Design …………………………………………… 74 Determination of Sample Size …………………………… 75 Sampling Designs and Techniques ……………………… 76 Subject of the Study ……………………………………… 76 vi IV Research Instrument ……………………………………… 77 Data Gathering Procedure ………………………………… 78 Statistical Treatment ……………………… …….…… 79 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ………………………… 80 4.1 Profile of the Respondents …………………………… 80 4.2 Assessment of the Respondents on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City with Regards to Identifying Organizational Autonomy, Financial Autonomy, Staffing Autonomy and Academic Autonomy……… 83 4.3 Determining the Importance of Autonomy in Vocational Schools as Perceived by the Respondents …………………………………………… 132 4.4 Factors Affecting the Extent of Autonomy on the Given Indicators that may be Spelled Out by Private and Public Vocational Schools ……………………… 143 4.5 Testing a Significant Difference between the Profile of Respondents and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam …………………………………… V 145 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary of Findings ……………………………………… 158 Conclusions ………………………………………………… 164 Recommendations ………………………………………… 166 REFERENCES ……………………… ………………………………… 171 APPENDICES …………………………………………………………… 177 CURRICULUM VITAE …………………………………………………… 209 vii LIST OF TABLES TABLE 2.1 PAGE Requirements for Implementing Autonomy, Assessment and Accountability 30 2.2 Dimension of School Autonomy 33 2.3 Qualifications of the Executive Head 35 2.4 Restrictions on Senior Academic Staff Recruitment 44 3.1 Description of Respondents 76 3.2 Rating Scale for Respondents’ Perception on Contents in Autonomy Actives of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City 77 Type of Data and Methods of Gathering and Processing 79 Frequency Distribution of Respondents’ Profile as Indicated by Age, Gender, and Education 80 Frequency Distribution of Respondents’ Profile as Indicated by the Length of Service in the Department and Working Division 82 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in terms of Identifying Organizational Autonomy 84 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City In Terms of Identifying Organizational Autonomy 89 Composite of Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in terms of Identifying Organizational Autonomy 93 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Financial Autonomy 99 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Financial Autonomy 102 3.3 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 viii TABLE 4.2.6 4.2.7 4.2.8 4.2.9 4.2.10 4.2.11 4.2.12 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 PAGE Composite of Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Financial Autonomy 107 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Staffing Autonomy 111 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City In Terms of Identifying Staffing Autonomy 115 Composite of Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Staffing Autonomy 118 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Academic Autonomy 122 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City In terms of Identifying Academic Autonomy 125 Composite of Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Academic Autonomy 129 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Importance of Organization Autonomy Vocational schools in Hanoi city 133 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Importance of Financial Autonomy of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City 135 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Importance of Staffing Autonomy in Vocational Schools in Hanoi City 138 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Importance of Academic Autonomy in Vocational Schools in Hanoi City 140 Composite of Mean Distribution of Responses on the Importance of Autonomy Factors in Vocational Schools in Hanoi City 142 ix TABLE 4.4.1 4.5.1a 4.5.1b 4.5.2a 4.5.2b 4.5.3a 4.5.3b 4.5.4a 4.5.4b 4.5.5a PAGE Mean Distribution of Responses on the Factors should be the Extent of Autonomy on the Given Indicators that may be Spelled Out by Private and Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City 144 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Position and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 145 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Position and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 146 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Age Bracket and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 147 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Age bracket and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 148 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Education and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 149 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Education and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 150 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Gender and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 151 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Gender and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 152 Significant Difference Between the Respondents’ Experience and their Perception on the Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City, Vietnam 153 x 196 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 038 038 Within Groups 12.562 164 077 Total 12.600 165 266 266 Within Groups 8.229 164 050 Total 8.495 165 084 084 Within Groups 9.520 164 058 Total 9.604 165 181 181 Within Groups 13.891 164 085 Total 14.072 165 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .502 479 5.304 023 1.449 230 2.137 146 a Type = ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 668 668 Within Groups 71.478 537 133 Total 72.146 538 101 101 Within Groups 51.443 537 096 Total 51.544 538 014 014 Within Groups 55.126 537 103 Total 55.140 538 091 091 Within Groups 53.877 537 100 Total 53.968 538 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 5.018 026 1.055 305 138 711 902 343 197 Age ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 908 227 Within Groups 71.238 534 133 Total 72.146 538 322 081 Within Groups 51.222 534 096 Total 51.544 538 752 188 Within Groups 54.387 534 102 Total 55.140 538 339 085 Within Groups 53.629 534 100 Total 53.968 538 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 1.702 148 840 500 1.847 118 843 498 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic a Type = Between Groups df Mean Square 1.165 291 Within Groups 52.352 368 142 Total 53.517 372 243 061 Within Groups 34.651 368 094 Total 34.894 372 860 215 Within Groups 41.114 368 112 Total 41.973 372 493 123 Within Groups 33.975 368 092 Total 34.468 372 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 2.047 087 645 631 1.924 106 1.335 256 198 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 449 112 Within Groups 12.152 161 075 Total 12.600 165 145 036 Within Groups 8.350 161 052 Total 8.495 165 152 038 Within Groups 9.451 161 059 Total 9.604 165 467 117 Within Groups 13.605 161 085 Total 14.072 165 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 1.487 209 698 594 648 629 1.383 242 a Type = Education a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic a Type = Between Groups df Mean Square 342 171 Within Groups 53.175 370 144 Total 53.517 372 076 038 Within Groups 34.817 370 094 Total 34.894 372 184 092 Within Groups 41.789 370 113 Total 41.973 372 045 022 Within Groups 34.423 370 093 Total 34.468 372 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 1.191 305 406 666 816 443 241 786 199 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 003 001 Within Groups 12.598 163 077 Total 12.600 165 159 079 Within Groups 8.336 163 051 Total 8.495 165 029 014 Within Groups 9.575 163 059 Total 9.604 165 109 055 Within Groups 13.963 163 086 Total 14.072 165 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .018 983 1.553 215 246 782 638 530 a Type = ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 400 200 Within Groups 71.745 536 134 Total 72.146 538 263 131 Within Groups 51.281 536 096 Total 51.544 538 318 159 Within Groups 54.822 536 102 Total 55.140 538 056 028 Within Groups 53.912 536 101 Total 53.968 538 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 1.496 225 1.373 254 1.556 212 279 757 200 Gender ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 061 061 Within Groups 72.084 537 134 Total 72.146 538 185 185 Within Groups 51.359 537 096 Total 51.544 538 051 051 Within Groups 55.089 537 103 Total 55.140 538 091 091 Within Groups 53.877 537 100 Total 53.968 538 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .457 499 1.929 165 494 482 903 342 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic a Type = Between Groups df Mean Square 006 006 Within Groups 53.511 371 144 Total 53.517 372 055 055 Within Groups 34.839 371 094 Total 34.894 372 033 033 Within Groups 41.940 371 113 Total 41.973 372 115 115 Within Groups 34.353 371 093 Total 34.468 372 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .039 844 584 445 293 589 1.241 266 201 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 055 055 Within Groups 12.546 164 076 Total 12.600 165 094 094 Within Groups 8.401 164 051 Total 8.495 165 043 043 Within Groups 9.560 164 058 Total 9.604 165 003 003 Within Groups 14.069 164 086 Total 14.072 165 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .713 400 1.831 178 744 390 037 847 a Type = Experiences a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic a Type = Between Groups df Mean Square 371 093 Within Groups 53.146 368 144 Total 53.517 372 345 086 Within Groups 34.549 368 094 Total 34.894 372 562 140 Within Groups 41.412 368 113 Total 41.973 372 250 063 Within Groups 34.218 368 093 Total 34.468 372 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .642 633 918 453 1.248 290 673 611 202 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 055 014 Within Groups 12.546 161 078 Total 12.600 165 153 038 Within Groups 8.342 161 052 Total 8.495 165 028 007 Within Groups 9.575 161 059 Total 9.604 165 342 086 Within Groups 13.730 161 085 Total 14.072 165 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .175 951 737 568 119 976 1.003 408 a Type = ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 490 123 Within Groups 71.656 534 134 Total 72.146 538 229 057 Within Groups 51.315 534 096 Total 51.544 538 516 129 Within Groups 54.624 534 102 Total 55.140 538 523 131 Within Groups 53.445 534 100 Total 53.968 538 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig .913 456 596 666 1.261 284 1.305 267 203 Division ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic Between Groups df Mean Square 2.550 850 Within Groups 69.596 535 130 Total 72.146 538 792 264 Within Groups 50.752 535 095 Total 51.544 538 376 125 Within Groups 54.763 535 102 Total 55.140 538 459 153 Within Groups 53.509 535 100 Total 53.968 538 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 6.533 000 2.783 040 1.226 300 1.530 206 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic a Type = Between Groups df Mean Square 3.036 1.012 Within Groups 50.481 369 137 Total 53.517 372 525 175 Within Groups 34.369 369 093 Total 34.894 372 861 287 Within Groups 41.112 369 111 Total 41.973 372 468 156 Within Groups 34.000 369 092 Total 34.468 372 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 7.398 000 1.879 133 2.576 054 1.692 168 204 a ANOVA Sum of Squares organi fianacial staff acedemic a Type = Between Groups df Mean Square 396 132 Within Groups 12.204 162 075 Total 12.600 165 324 108 Within Groups 8.171 162 050 Total 8.495 165 544 181 Within Groups 9.060 162 056 Total 9.604 165 587 196 Within Groups 13.485 162 083 Total 14.072 165 Between Groups Between Groups Between Groups F Sig 1.753 158 2.138 097 3.241 024 2.349 075 205 Independent Samples Test on Organization Autonomy Group Statistics Type organi N Mean Std Deviation Std Error Mean 373 3.0628 37929 01964 166 2.8337 27635 02145 Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Std Error F organi Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed 33.111 Sig t 000 df Sig (2-tailed) Mean Difference Difference Lower Upper 6.997 537 000 22908 03274 16477 29339 7.877 425.110 000 22908 02908 17192 28624 206 Independent Samples Test on Financial Autonomy Group Statistics Type fianacial N Mean Std Deviation Std Error Mean 373 2.9588 30627 01586 166 2.6923 22690 01761 Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Std Error F fianacial Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed 27.570 Sig t 000 df Sig (2-tailed) Mean Difference Difference Lower Upper 10.047 537 000 26644 02652 21435 31854 11.243 418.895 000 26644 02370 21986 31303 207 Independent Samples Test on Staffing Autonomy Group Statistics Type fianacial N Mean Std Deviation Std Error Mean 373 2.9588 30627 01586 166 2.6923 22690 01761 Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Std Error F fianacial Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed 27.570 Sig t 000 df Sig (2-tailed) Mean Difference Difference Lower Upper 10.047 537 000 26644 02652 21435 31854 11.243 418.895 000 26644 02370 21986 31303 208 Independent Samples Test on Academic Autonomy Group Statistics Type acedemic N Mean Std Deviation Std Error Mean 373 2.8157 30439 01576 166 2.5983 29203 02267 Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Std Error F acedemic Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Sig .463 t 497 df Sig (2-tailed) Mean Difference Difference Lower Upper 7.749 537 000 21737 02805 16227 27247 7.874 329.014 000 21737 02761 16306 27168 209 CURRICULUM VITAE I Personal Information Name: PHẠM QUANG VINH English name: STONE Birthday: January 2, 1972 Birthplace: Hanoi City Nationality: Vietnam Sex/ Marital Status: Male/ Married Contact Address: Bac Thang Long Economic – Technical College, Kim-Chung Commune, Dong-Anh District, Hanoi City, Vietnam Current residence: Bau, Kim-Chung Commune, Dong-Anh District, Hanoi City, Vietnam Phone: Mobile: +84.978.899.199 / +84.913.537.881 Email Address: pqvnt@yahoo.com Agency Name: Bac Thang Long Economic – Technical College Agency Address: Kim-Chung Commune, Dong-Anh district, Hanoi City, Vietnam II Educational Qualifications Institution Year to Year Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained College of Hanoi Pedagogy 1989 – 1992 Bachelor of Mathematics Hanoi Open University 1993 – 1997 Bachelor of Mathematics Informatics Military Technical Academy 2004 - 2006 Master of Computer Science III Experiences: Organization Year to Year Position Kim-Chung Secondary School, Dong Anh District, Hanoi, Vietnam 1992 - 1993 Mathematics Teacher Vocational Training Center No.6, Hanoi, Vietnam 1993 – 2000 - Informatics Technology Teacher 2000 - 2002 - Vice Director Bac Thang Long Economic – Technical College, Hanoi, 2002 – 2005 - Vice Rector 2005 - now - Rector 210 Organization Vietnam Year to Year Position Vietnam Association of Community Colleges 2009 – now - Vice President Association of Vocational Schools in Hanoi 2012 – now - Chairman Vietnam Association of Economic - Technical Colleges 2013 – now - Vice President IV Scientific Works: Title Year to year Role Research: “Build the Service Delivery Model of Education - Training at High Level and High Quality in Hanoi City”, Hoang Huu Niem, et al., 2010 2008-2010 Member of Research Group Research: "Apply Quality Management System ISO 9001:2000 to Management of Training Quality at the Vocational Schools in Hanoi", Pham Quang Vinh et al., 2008 2007-2008 Project Manager Research: “Current Status, Potential and Solutions to Develop Trading Services and Tourism in the Dong Anh District, Hanoi City until 2010”, Nguyen Duc Bien et al., 2006 2004-2006 Member of Research Group Report: "The Difficulties in Implementing Models of 2012 High Quality Vocational Training and Solutions in the Current Period" at the conference "Problems and Solutions to Training Needs of Employers" held by the Association of Economic and Technical Colleges (ATEC) on 30/3/2012 in Ho Chi Minh City Author of Report Report: "Some Experiences to Construct the High Quality Vocational Training Model at Bac Thang Long Economic - Technical College from 2006 to 2010" at the conference "Developing Service Models of Education and Training at High Level and High Quality in Hanoi" held by Hanoi Department of Education - Training, Nov 2010 2010 Author of Report Report: "High Quality Service Model of Vocational Training to Meet the Labor Market Demand of Hanoi from Now to 2005", in Scientific Conference "Service Model of Education Institution at High Level and High Quality: Current Situation and Solutions " held by the Hanoi Department of Education - Training, on 23/12/2008 2008 Author of Report ... on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Public Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Staffing Autonomy 111 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of. .. of Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Financial Autonomy 107 Mean Distribution of Responses... Vocational Schools in Hanoi City in Terms of Identifying Academic Autonomy 122 Mean Distribution of Responses on the Existing Level of Autonomy on Management of Private Vocational Schools in Hanoi