Principal's Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership to Establish a Positive Learning Environment

Dwi Ariyani,Muhammad Muhammad,Suyatno* Suyatno*

doi:10.12973/eu-jer.10.1.63

Abstract

<p style="text-align: justify;">A positive learning environment can be achieved if all the school members follow the principal's learning process. The paper aims to study and analyze the principal's implementation of innovation and entrepreneurial leadership in creating a learning environment. The research is conducted qualitatively through a case study. The research subjects were determined using purposive sampling, while the data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation study. The data were then analyzed descriptively qualitatively using the Atlas.ti software. The results show that the principal has implemented the entrepreneurial leadership employing two main principles to create a learning environment. First, the principal regulates organizational growth through optimization, communication, motivation, monitoring, controlling, role model, and empowerment. The principal makes some innovation through several steps: vision building, staff development, and restructuring. This kind of leadership can create a comfortable and fun learning environment. As a result, all school members can follow the learning process and create innovative products, as well as making some progress in academic and non-academic achievements. The research findings imply a recommendation for the school's program in that a principal's entrepreneurial and innovative leadership is one of the critical factors in learning.</p>

Highlights

In the last twenty years, entrepreneurship emerged in public, urged mostly by leadership management and strategy principles
The results show that the principal has implemented the entrepreneurial leadership employing two main principles to create a learning environment
A case study was selected because the research emphasized the in-depth analysis of the topic, which was about the principal's entrepreneurial leadership and innovation in two senior high schools in Magelang City

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Introduction

In the last twenty years, entrepreneurship emerged in public, urged mostly by leadership management and strategy principles. The principles are necessary to face the world's challenges, which become more dynamic and complex (Currie et al, 2008). The principal's ability to apply his competencies will promote the school's progress and development (Sugiyar, 2014). As a leader and a manager, a principal serves to influence and direct the subordinates to achieve the school's goals. A leader in the millennial era is challenged with the dynamic progress of the condition. A principal with the ability to adjust and meet the global challenges' needs is a creative and innovative leader. Entrepreneurial leadership is the transformation of various competencies owned by a principal related to the individuals, socials, and education and training (Suharsaputra, 2016)

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