The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership of School Principals, Work Climate, Job Satisfaction and Professionalism of Public Elementary School Teachers in Karang Intan District, Banjar Regency

Abstract

This study aims to describe transformational leadership, work climate, job satisfaction, professionalism of public elementary school teachers in Karang Intan District, Banjar Regency, to analyze the direct and indirect relationship between the transformational leadership of school principals, work climate, job satisfaction, and the professionalism of public elementary school teachers in Karang Intan District, Banjar Regency. This research is a correlational study with a descriptive-quantitative method. The study population consisted of 223 people with a sample of 143 people determined by proportional random sampling. The data collection instrument consists of a transformational leadership questionnaire (24), Work Climate (44), Job Satisfaction (20), and teacher professionalism (44) which have met the validity and reliability test requirements. Data analysis to test the hypothesis using path analysis. The results of the study show that there is a direct relationship: 1) the transformational leadership of school principals and teacher professionalism; 2) work climate and teacher professionalism; 3) job satisfaction and teacher professionalism; 4) principal transformational leadership and job satisfaction; 5) work climate and job satisfaction; and there is an indirect relationship between 6) transformational leadership and teacher professionalism through job satisfaction; 7) work climate with teacher professionalism through job satisfaction.