Correlation among Principal Transformational Leadership, Interpersonal Communication and Organizational Commitment on Teacher Performance in Public Elementary Schools in Paringin District, Balangan Regency

Abstract

This study was conducted to describe the principal's transformational leadership, interpersonal communication, and organizational commitment to determine the direct relationship of the principal's transformational leadership with teacher performance; interpersonal communication with teacher performance; organizational commitment with teacher performance; and the indirect relationship among principals' transformational leadership, organizational commitment and teacher performance; interpersonal communication, organizational commitment with teacher performance. The population in this study was 176 teachers with a sample of 122 teachers using proportional random sampling technique. Data collection was carried out using instruments consisting of transformational leadership of school principals (20 items); interpersonal communication (20 items); organizational commitment (26 items); and teacher performance (20 items). Analysis of this research study data using path analysis. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between transformational leadership and teacher performance; interpersonal communication with teacher performance, and organizational commitment with teacher performance and there is a relationship between transformational leadership, organizational commitment with teacher performance, interpersonal communication, organizational commitment with teacher performance at State Elementary Schools in Paringin District, Balangan Regency.