Headmaster Leadership Research Articles

Pengaruh kepemimpinan kepala sekolah, kompensasi dan motivasi kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja guru MA Ma’arif NU Se-Kabupaten Purworejo

Purpose − The research objectives include: (1) Knowing the influence of principals' leadership, compensation and work motivation on job satisfaction of teachers at MA Maarif NU in Purworejo District; (2) Knowing the influence of the principal's leadership on the job satisfaction of MA Maarif NU teachers in Purworejo Regency; (3) Knowing the effect of compensation on job satisfaction of teachers at MA Maarif NU in Purworejo District; and (4) Knowing the effect of work motivation on job satisfaction of teachers at MA Maarif NU in Purworejo Regency.
 Method − This type of research was quantitative research. The variables in this study were principal leadership, compensation, work motivation and teacher job satisfaction. The population of this study were all teachers who taught at MA Maarif NU in the Purworejo Regency area, which amounted to 122 people. This research was census research, so that the entire study population was teachers who teach at MA Maarif NU in the area of Purworejo Regency, amounting to 122 people. The total number of teachers was relatively small, making it easier for researchers to distribute questionnaires to all existing teachers. The data collection technique uses a questionnaire. The analysis used was multiple linear regression analysis.
 Findings − Based on the results of data analysis, conclusions were obtained: (1) Principal leadership, compensation and work motivation have a very significant positive effect on the job satisfaction of MA Maarif NU teachers in Purworejo Regency with amounted 42,4%. Positive and very significant means that the better the headmaster's leadership, compensation and work motivation, the teacher's job satisfaction will also be good, on the contrary if the headmaster's leadership gets worse, compensation and work motivation, then the teacher's job satisfaction will also be bad. (2) Principal leadership has a very significant positive effect on the job satisfaction of MA Maarif NU teachers in Purworejo District with amounted 17,0%. (3) Compensation has a very significant positive effect on the job satisfaction of MA Maarif NU teachers in Purworejo Regency with amounted 12,5%. (4) Work motivation has a very significant positive effect on the job satisfaction of MA Maarif NU teachers in Purworejo Regency with amounted 12,9%.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF HEADMASTER AT MAN 1 PALU

The objectives of this research are: 1) To discover the description of the instructional leadership of Headmaster at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu; 2) To discover the strategy for implementing instructional leadership of headmaster at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu. The type of this research is descriptive-qualitative with a pedagogical, sociological and philosophical approaches. The data collection techniques are observation, interviews and documentation. The results of research showed that: 1) The application of instructional leadership is reflected on the leadership of headmaster which is oriented around improving the quality of education in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu; 2) The strategy for implementing instructional leadership of headmaster is by maximizing supervision and training at the level of school, and involving the teachers and educational staff in workshops or seminars to improve the quality of education in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu. The implications: 1) Headmaster needs to increase creativity in bringing up new ideas in directing and supervsing teachers and educational staff to improve the quality of educational services at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu; 2) Headmaster needs to implement strategies of supervision, discussion, training for teachers and educational staff, and involving parents of students in making policies relating to the improvement of quality of the learning process at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu.

Learning Leadership Strategy in Indonesia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study was conducted to know the strategy of learning leadership of the elementary School Headmasters to keep the educational quality during the pandemic of Covid-19. The three strategies of learning leadership to increase the learning were modeling, monitoring, and professional dialogue. This research has used qualitative approach. The study population was 914 elementary school teachers in Kota Batu, province of East Java, Indonesia. The used sample selection was random sampling, using 76 persons or 8.31 percent of population. The sampling technic was performed through multistages technic which involving the distribution of population in sub-district groups. Then, it was seleced ramdomly every sub-district. The used approach was method of survey. It has grouped the data using questionnaries and analyzed by technic of analysis of multiple regression. The study results showed simultaneously that the strategies of modeling, monitoring, and professional dialogue of learning leadership of elementary school headmasters had influences to keep the educational quality during the pandemic of Covid-19. Keywords: Learning Leadership Strategy, Learning Covid-19 Era, Learning Strategy

Practices of Transformational Leadership and Their Effects: A Case of Secondary School System in Sindh

This study investigated the practices of transformational leadership of headmasters in government secondary schools of Sindh. Qualitative research methodology based on semi structured online interviews was conducted in order to answer the research questions. The research adopted purposive sampling to get interviews from thirty schoolteachers who were teaching in government secondary schools in district Larkana. The qualitative raw data were transcribed, categorized, and themes were generated for the understanding of research. The findings of the data revealed that the practices of the transformational leadership play an important role in changing the school system if practiced in these government schools. Mostly, the government secondary schools of Sindh suffer due to lack of transformational leadership, who can work effectively and efficiently for the success of the school system. Headmasters lack the fundamental qualities like motivation, mentoring, inspiration, and intellectual consideration to transform the school culture for achieving the desired educational goals. Only few schools run smoothly and achieve success due to the presence of transformational leadership. The study recommends that the role of transformational leadership should be enhanced by recruiting and placing efficient and capable headmasters in such schools for accomplishing the educational goals.

Relationship between Principal Instructional Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Work Commitment and Performance of SDN Teacher in South Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City

The purpose of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationship between the Headmaster's Instructional Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Work Commitment and Performance of Elementary School teachers in South Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City. The method used in this research is cross sectional using a path analysis model to analyze the pattern of relationships between variables. The study population consisted of 309 teachers from 59 elementary schools in South Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City, and 174 respondents were taken as the research sample using the Probability Simple Random Sampling technique. Data collection used a questionnaire instrument and data analysis used descriptive analysis, classic assumption test, hypothesis testing and path analysis. The results of the analysis of the regression coefficient value of the headmaster's instructional leadership behavior variable and performance, job satisfaction variables and performance, work commitment variables and performance, variable headmaster instructional leadership and commitment, variable job satisfaction and work commitment, variable headmaster instructional leadership and performance through work commitment and variable job satisfaction with performance through commitment. This study concludes that the variables of Headmaster Instructional Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Work Commitment and Performance of Elementary School teachers in South Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City are all included in the high category. There is a partial direct relationship between the headmaster's instructional leadership, job satisfaction, work commitment and teacher performance. There is an indirect relationship between the headmaster's instructional leadership and job satisfaction and performance through work commitment at Elementary School South Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City. The headmaster's suggestion is to continue to maintain this instructional leadership because in practice it can improve teacher performance. Things that need to be improved are relationships with teachers such as providing opportunities to attend various trainings that are in line with their profession. Teachers must put more effort into improving performance by having more strategies and methods for assessing learning outcomes not only for the development of the realm of knowledge but also for the realm of student behavior and morals.

Transformational Leadership of The School Principle in Building Organizational Culture

This study aims to describe the transformational leadership of the principal in establishing organizational culture at MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri. The purpose of this research was to describe: (1) Transformational leadership of headmaster in improving organizational culture at MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri. (2) The transformational leadership of the principal overcomes the obstacles in establishing organizational culture at MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri. (3) Factors that support and obstruct the transformational leadership of headmaster in developing organization culture at MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri. The method used is qualitative method, with data collection technique: interview, documentation and observation. The step of analyzing data is by collecting data, reducing data, presenting data and then concluding. To examine the validity of the data is carried out tests of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. The findings ware: (1) Transformational Headmaster Leadership in establishing organizational culture at MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri, Principal could build culture well. The principal organizes certain programs that could build a culture at the MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri. In deciding on programs that can be implemented in the School, the Principal involved all stakeholders in the School. (2) In establishing an organizational culture at MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri, the Principal is a good example for all residents in the School, so that the application of good organizational culture in MA NU Hasan Muchyi Kapurejo Pagu Kediri worked well. (3) As a leader, the Head of Madrasah always provides motivation to all teachers' councils, both orally and in writing and in general or in particular. The principal builds self-awareness on the teacher and communicates well so that the Principal's social relationships could go well

Manajemen kepala sekolah dalam pemberdayaan guru dalam mengelola kelas sekolah dasar

The Headmaster as a leader in formal education must be visionary. Teachers have a responsibility to see everything going on in the classroom to support the student development process. In the school improvement process, teachers have different assumptions or perceptions about the headmaster's ability to lead. As a mover for teachers, the headmaster must still be able to move teachers so that their performance can improve even in the current pandemic conditions which require headmasters and teachers to also adapt to new habits. This research aims to determine the headmaster's leadership in managing the empowerment of teachers in the classroom management. This research is a kind of descriptive qualitative research to describe something that continues at the time of the study. The results of this research indicate that the management of the headmaster's by empowering teachers to manage the classroom is well implemented.

AMALAN KEPIMPINAN AUTENTIK GURU BESAR DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP MOTIVASI KERJA DAN KOMITMEN GURU-GURU SEKOLAH RENDAH NEGERI PULAU PINANG

The purpose of this study was to examine the authentic leadership practices of headmasters and its influence on the work motivation and commitment of primary school teachers in Penang. Data were collected through a survey of 69 respondents consisting of headmasters representing the state of Penang. Data of 69 respondents were analyzed using multiple correlation and regression analysis. Based on the results of correlation analysis showed that all dimensions of headmaster leadership style have a significant relationship at p<.01 moderate level with organizational commitment while multiple regression analysis found that the main predictor of headmaster transformational leadership style is individual consideration dimension contributed 11.4% to organizational commitment in the regression model 1. The findings of the study show that the authentic leadership practices of headmasters have a relationship and influence on the commitment of primary school teachers in Penang

The Relationship between Headmaster's Leadership Style and Teacher Motivation in Primary Schools in Alor Gajah District, Melaka

The Relationship between Headmaster's Leadership Style and Teacher Motivation in Primary Schools in Alor Gajah District, Melaka

Analysis Of The Teacher's Perception Of The Headmaster's Leadership And Supervision Of Teacher Performance In Elementary School

This investigation was conducted correctly and was inspired by the headmaster's leadership in carrying out his responsibilities. This research aims to identify teachers' impressions of leadership by examining the headmaster's leadership style, supervision, job motivation, and educational background. The collecting of data involves observation, documentation, and interviews. All the instructors at SDN Diniyo 3 Malang were observed and interviewed. The gathered information is subsequently examined, and conclusions are formed. If there is a positive relationship between teachers' perceptions of the headmaster's leadership style and supervision, work motivation, and educational background, and teacher performance, this can provide a framework for the relevant parties to be willing and able to pay more attention to these three factors so that the teacher performance of SDN Dinoyo 3 Malang increases and improves.

Management of the Leadership of Female Principals in Optimizing Teacher Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The unfinished pandemic of COVID-19 has changed the course of the education process. One of the key to the success of a educational institution today is the management and policies implemented by the principal as a leader. The purpose of this study is to find out the Management of Female Principal Leadership in Optimizing Teacher Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic. This type of research is a field research with descriptive-qualitative method. Data collection techniques using observation, interview and documentation. This research was conducted at PAUD Wadas Kelir with the subject of the research, namely the Principal of PAUD Wadas Kelir. The results of this study show that: First, Head of PAUD Wadas Kelir Purwokerto developed a teacher performance optimization policy program during the covid-19 pandemic, in the form of the obligation to implement health protocols in the school environment, learning activities conducted from home and a combination of online-offline learning, as well as policies in learning innovations during the pandemic. Second, the headmaster's leadership style in optimizing the performance of PAUD Wadas Kelir Purwokerto teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic applies a democratic, consultative, and transformational leadership style. Third, the obstacles experienced by the head of PAUD Wadas Kelir include the lack of ability of teachers in operating technology as a learning medium, the lack of teacher ideas in presenting fun learning activities, and the background of the teachers' educational qualifications that are not appropriate.

Kepimpinan Transformasional Guru Besar Dan Kepuasan Kerja Guru Di Sekolah Rendah Daerah Klang Semasa Pandemik

Pandemic had affect education system in Malaysia. This issue had bring some impact to job satisfation of teacher. Transfomastional leadership was proved as leadership that can support and enhance teacher’s job satisfactory through study before.Therefore, this study aims to survey the transformasional leadership of headmaster and job satisfaction of teachers in primary school of Klang District during pandemic.This survey involves 292 teachers from primary school in Klang District. Questionaire that adapted from Multi Factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (1994) and Instrumen Job Descriptive Index (JDI) was used as instrument in this study. Descriptive and inference analysis was used to analyse the data collected. The finding showed the intermediate level of headmaster’s transformasional leadership practice in Klang District during pandemic(mean=3.24) while teacher’s job satisfaction also performce at intermediate level (min=3.31) during pandemic.This study found that transformational leadership is positively related with teacher job satisfaction, (r= 0.751) and intellectual stimulation had significant influence on teacher’s job satisfaction during pandemic. Therefore,this finding are expected to assist the principals to enhance their leadership style in order to improve teacher’s job satisfaction.

Leadership of the Head of Madrasah in Improving Teacher Performance in MTs Al-I'anah Klari Karawang

The school headmaster is one of the factors in encouraging the school to reach its vision, mission, aim and target through the planned and implemented program. The aim of the study is to know the leadership of the headmaster of the school in improving the teachers’ commitment, work motivation, and obstacles experienced by the school headmaster in improving the teachers’ performance at MTs Al-I'anah. The study used the descriptive method. The data collection techniques were observations, interviews, and documentation. The subjects of this research were the headmaster of the school and the teachers of MTs Al-I'anah. The data analysis of this qualitative analysis shows that: (1) The leadership of the headmaster of the school in improving working commitment is thought empowerment of the training teacher in accordance with their field, class supervision evaluation and interns routinely madrasah supervision, and give reward to outstanding teacher; (2) The school headmaster leadership in improving work motivation is through professionalism work guiding, evaluate the teacher learning program, consensus agreement in time discipline, and intern cooperation with thie school headmaster and guiding teachers; (3) The headmaster leadership in improving discipline is through applying self discipline of school headmaster in order to be followed by teachers as the discipline being conducted by the school headmaster in fully self awareness without any coercion; (4) The obstacles faced by the school headmaster in improving the teacher performance is because of time restriction in carrying out classroom supervision, guiding professional teachers and evaluate the teachers teaching-learning process, as well as restricted fund allocation in MTs Al-I'anah.

THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PRINCIPAL INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE WORK EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TANJUNG REDEB

This research is to analyze the relationships among transformational leadership and headmaster interpersonal communication with teachers work effectiviness. This research is conducted at public junior high schools (SMPN) in Tanjung Redeb Distric, Berau Regency. This research takes the samples randomly, 108 teachers of 147 population. This research result indicates that there are positive correlations between (I) headmaster leadership transformational (X1) with teachers work effectiviness (Y) with correlations coefficient r= ,722 at the level at significance (α= ,05); (2) headmaster interpersonal communication (X­2) and teachers work effectiviness (Y) with correlations coefficient r= ,710 at the level at significance (α= ,05); (3) a positive correlation between headmaster leadership transformational (X1) and interpersonal communication (X2) with teachers work effectiviness (Y) with correlation coefficient r= ,766 at the significance level (α=,05).

The The Relationship Between School Heads’ Transformational and Structural Leadership Styles Towards Teachers’ Teaching Motivation

Abstract: Leadership is crucial in an organisation’s long-term viability and incredibly motivating teachers. Theoretical and conceptual searches for leadership styles that work in any situation, such as teachers’ teaching motivation and with any set of followers, have never been more abundant in the field of leadership research. However, some findings reported that there had been some uncertainty about the relationship of leadership styles towards teacher teaching motivation in some schools. Hence, this study is designed to get the response of primary school teachers in Sabah on the school heads’ transformational and structural leadership styles, the level of teachers’ teaching motivation, and the relationship between the school heads’ transformational and structural leadership styles towards teachers’ teaching motivation. This study is a descriptive quantitative study conducted through a survey using a questionnaire from the instruments of L. Bolman Personnel correspondents for structural leadership style, MLQ (Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire) for transformational leadership style, and A Questionnaire Measure of Individual Differences in Achieving Tendency (QMAT) for teaching motivation. The study involved 350 respondents from primary schools in Sabah. The analysis of the findings uses frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation analysis with determination = 0.05. The results showed that teachers’ response in primary school in Sabah to the leadership style of the school heads is at a satisfactory level. The study also found a significant relationship between the school heads’ leadership styles towards teachers’ teaching motivation. This study supports the findings of other studies, whereby the headmaster leadership styles influence teachers’ level of teaching motivation in schools.
 
 Keywords: Transformational leadership styles, structural leadership styles, teachers’ motivation

Principal Collaborative Leadership and Level of Job Satisfaction Among Primary School Teachers

Headmaster collaborative leadership is important because this practice is able to contribute to the level of teachers’ job satisfaction which is still an issue in the world of education to this day. This study was conducted to identify the collaborative leadership practices of headmasters and its relationship with to the level of teachers’ job satisfaction in Kota Tinggi, Johor. This study is a survey using a quantitative approach. The respondents of the study consisted of 226 primary school teachers. Descriptive and inferential analysis using SPSS software was used to answer the research questions. The findings showed that the level of collaborative leadership of headmasters as a whole was at a very high level (mean = 4.45, s.p. = 0.71), while the level of job satisfaction of teachers was at a very high level (mean = 4.23, s.p. = 0.71). Analysis through a Pearson Correlation test also showed that there was a significant and strong positive relationship between the collaborative leadership of Headmaster and the level of teachers’ job satisfaction (r = 0.628, p <0.01). The implication is that the Ministry of Education (MOE) needs to review the conditions for the appointment of headmasters by improving the policy of the National Professional Qualification for Educational Leaders (NPQEL) to ensure that every leader is skilled in practicing collaborative leadership. In conclusion, collaborative leadership practiced by headmasters is seen as an ideal leadership style and able to increase the level of job satisfaction of teachers.

Research on the training method of principal's informatization leadership based on Internet thinking

In recent years, China's e-education has developed rapidly, the construction of e-education has made remarkable achievements, and the process of e-education has entered a new stage of innovative development. In contrast, China's informatization leadership construction is relatively backward and cannot adapt to the rapid development of education informatization, which restricts the further improvement of informatization application level and hinders the process of education informatization. Therefore, in order to adapt to the current development speed of education informatization, it is necessary to improve the informatization leadership of principals. Starting with the basic characteristics of Internet thinking, this paper expounds the connotation of the headmaster's informatization leadership, analyzes the necessity of cultivating the headmaster's informatization leadership, and discusses in detail the research on the training methods of improving the headmaster's informatization leadership from three aspects: improving their own information literacy, giving full play to the influence of individuals and teams, and improving the training system of the headmaster's informatization leadership, Finally, I hope that the school education informatization can be implemented smoothly, and all teachers, students and employees, especially school administrators, must grasp the opportunities and meet the challenges.

Analysis of Principal's Motivation and Leadership Technology Pathway through Mediator Learning Strategies with Gender Moderators in Maya Seesaw Classes

<p>The purpose of this study is to explore motivations mediated by the integrated learning strategies of Communication Information Technology (ICT) for improving the technology leadership of school principals by moderating the gender variable in the virtual class seesaw during the training of strengthening the competency of the Principal of the Kendal Vocational School in 2019. This research was conducted using quantitative approach using cross-sectional design. Path analysis is used to determine the effect of motivation on the principal's leadership through learning strategies with gender moderator factors. Vocational school principals who participated in this study as many as 30 participants who participated in the training of strengthening the competency of vocational school principals. At the end of the training, the principals answered the motivation questionnaire, learning strategies and principals' leadership. The findings from the path analysis show that the learning strategy variable is a significant mediator in the relationship between the independent motivation variable and the dependent variable in the improvement of the principal's technological leadership where the sex factor as a moderator is equally strong. It can be concluded that motivation by the use of learning strategies in the principal's training curriculum that integrates ICT through seesaw virtual classes can improve the technology leadership of SMK headmasters for all genders indirectly. The findings from the path analysis show that the learning strategy variable is a significant mediator in the relationship between the independent motivation variable and the dependent variable in the improvement of the principal's technological leadership where the sex factor as a moderator is equally strong. It can be concluded that motivation by the use of learning strategies in the principal's training curriculum that integrates ICT through seesaw virtual classes can improve the technology leadership of SMK headmasters for all genders indirectly. The findings from the path analysis show that the learning strategy variable is a significant mediator in the relationship between the independent motivation variable and the dependent variable in the improvement of the principal's technological leadership where the sex factor as a moderator is equally strong. It can be concluded that motivation by the use of learning strategies in the principal's training curriculum that integrates ICT through seesaw virtual classes can improve the technology leadership of SMK headmasters for all genders indirectly.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: Motivation, learning strategies, technology leadership, mediators,</p><p> moderator</p><p align="center"> </p>

Implikasi Kepemimpinan Situasional pada Efektivitas Prestasi Kerja TU di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 23 Semarang

The leader is the person who is authorized to lead the activities in a group, the leadership role of the headmaster means a lot to the school, the success of the school is very closely related to the style and approach of the headmaster's leadership, how the headmaster manages his subordinates in order to produce the order as expected. This research is a field research with qualitative approach. The subjects of the study were the principal and administrative staff. Data obtained by interviews, observations and documentation.The results of this study concluded that there are implications of situational leadership of the principal on the effectiveness of administrative performance seen from the type of situational leadership, namely the first instruction process of the principal to the administrative admin coordinator, the second consultation process between the administration and the principal, resulting in a harmonious relationship and also intertwined two-way communication, the third process of participation when the principal is involved in the work that coincides with the administrative staff and the fourth process of delegation of the principal on administrative performance does not provide training directly to support the performance of the administration.

Implikasi Kepemimpinan Situasional pada Efektivitas Prestasi Kerja TU di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 23 Semarang

The leader is the person who is authorized to lead the activities in a group, the leadership role of the headmaster means a lot to the school, the success of the school is very closely related to the style and approach of the headmaster's leadership, how the headmaster manages his subordinates in order to produce the order as expected. This research is a field research with qualitative approach. The subjects of the study were the principal and administrative staff. Data obtained by interviews, observations and documentation.The results of this study concluded that there are implications of situational leadership of the principal on the effectiveness of administrative performance seen from the type of situational leadership, namely the first instruction process of the principal to the administrative admin coordinator, the second consultation process between the administration and the principal, resulting in a harmonious relationship and also intertwined two-way communication, the third process of participation when the principal is involved in the work that coincides with the administrative staff and the fourth process of delegation of the principal on administrative performance does not provide training directly to support the performance of the administration.