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Wanpen Worawongpongsa. (2004). Teacher and Principal level Factor influencing the Decision Process Concerning the Innovation in External Quality Assessment of Primary School Teachers in Bangkok and Suburb. Dissertation, Ph.D. (Applied Behavioral Science Research). Bangkok : Graduate School, Srinakharinwirot University. Advisor Committee: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dusadee Yolao, Assist Prof. Dr. Omdean Sodmanee, Assist Prof. Dr. Chantana Parkbongkoch, Dr.Narumon Bunnim. The purposes of this study were 1) to compare the innovation decision process of primary school teachers whose characteristics were different, 2) to study a causal relationship in the innovation decision process, and 3) to study both teacher and principal level factor influencing the innovation decision process. The sample of this study was 106 principals of primary school and 1,028 teachers. The instruments were questionnaires, and innovation decision process interview questions. Data were analyzed using profile analysis, structural equation modeling and multilevel analysis. The findings were as follows: 1) The innovation decision profiles of teachers from difference area were coincident, where as the innovation decision profile of teacher with perceived attribution of innovation, communication behavior, perceived school climate, and teamwork were not parallelism and not coincident high-low. 2) The causal relationship of the innovation decision process begins with the knowledge which direct effects the persuasion, then the persuasion has a direct effect on the decision and the implementation, finally the implementation has a direct effect on the confirmation. 3) An important teacher level factors that explained the innovation decision process were attribution of innovation, communication behavior, perception of school climate, and teamwork. Principal level factor that explained the innovation decisions process were open school climate index, vision of principal, and location of school.