Headmaster Management in Improving Teacher Quality at MAN 2 Langkat

Abstract

This research is to describe how the Management of the Madrasah Principal in Improving Teacher Quality at MAN 2 Langkat is one of the studies that reveals the improvement of teacher quality in madrasas. It is time for the head of the madrasa as a manager to optimize the quality of learning activities to meet the expectations of education customers, madrasas have the function of fostering creative and innovative human resources, so that graduation meets the needs of the community, both the formal sector and informal sector labor market. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with a naturalistic approach. Collection of research data obtained by observation techniques, interviews and documentation studies. The data analysis step is to collect data, reduce data and then conclude the data. To test the validity of the data, credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability were carried out. The findings of this study reveal three related findings regarding: 1) The role of the madrasa head in improving teacher quality at MAN 2 Langkat are: The role of the madrasa head as an administrator, The role of the madrasa head is as an innovator, The role of the madrasa head as a motivator. 2) The efforts of the Head of Madrasah in improving the quality of teachers at MAN 2 Langkat include: a) Education and training (inservice training), study assignments, seminars, workshops, conferences, b) Participate actively in social organizations, c) Writing papers scientific, d) Mobilizing the teacher evaluation team with the aim of knowing how far 3) Obstacles in improving the quality of teachers at MAN 2 Langkat are as follows: a) Lack of Mastery of Technology, b) Lack of Research/Scientific Works Produced by Teachers, c) Lack of Creativity Teachers, d) Learning systems that focus more on the quantity of results than the quality of the process. e) Putting importance on teacher administrative completeness rather than developing the quality of learning being taught.