Correlating Managerial Activities, Academic Supervision, and Teacher Competence in Public Elementary Schools

Abstract

The objective of this study is to explore the immediate links between the management practices of principals and the organizational atmosphere, as well as the direct connections between the academic oversight by principals and the professional skills of public elementary school educators in the Kuripan District of Barito Kuala Regency. Utilizing a quantitative approach, this investigation employs a correlational study design that is articulated through a path analysis framework. The study encompasses a total of 55 educators, with the sample including the entire population via a comprehensive sampling method. The methodology for gathering data incorporates the use of surveys and the examination of PKG (Teacher Performance Assessment) records. The analysis of the data involves descriptive statistics, tests for normality, linearity, and multicollinearity prerequisites, alongside assessments of validity and reliability, and the execution of multiple regression analyses for hypothesis testing, including t-tests, F tests, and evaluations of effective and relative contributions, in addition to path analysis. Findings indicate a direct correlation between the principals’ managerial roles and the professional capabilities of teachers at 0.352, between principals’ managerial roles and the organizational environment at 0.424, between academic oversight and teachers’ professional capabilities at 0.335, between academic oversight and the organizational environment at 0.380, and between the organizational environment and teachers’ professional capabilities at 0.346. Indirect correlations were observed between managerial activities of principals through the organizational climate on teachers’ professional capabilities at 0.147, and academic oversight through organizational climate impacting teachers’ professional capabilities (Y) at 0.131. In summary, the study confirms both direct and indirect associations between the managerial tasks of principals and academic oversight, mediated by the organizational climate, with the professional competence of teachers.