Outstanding School Research Articles

استراتيجيات المدرسين في التعامل مع الطلبة المتفوقين من وجهة نظر المدرسين ومدراءهم

The aim of the current research is to identify the level of practice of strategies for dealing with outstanding students from the point of view of teachers and their principals. The researchers used a descriptive research approach, and the research sample consisted of (59) male and female teachers of outstanding school teachers distributed among (11) schools, and the research tool was a scale. Strategies for dealing with outstanding students were constructed and consist of (58) items distributed over four areas. The results showed a weak level of practicing strategies for dealing with outstanding students from the point of view of teachers themselves, as well as a weak level of practicing strategies for dealing with outstanding students from the point of view of principals. No differences appeared in the level of practices according to the variables of gender and specialization, and the researchers reached a set of recommendations and proposals in light of the research results. Keywords: coping strategies - outstanding students.

Sagas of Triumphs of Leading School Heads’ Organizational Landscape Initiatives

Outstanding school leaders play a vital role in creating a successful educational environment that can positively impact organizational landscape initiatives. Thus, exploring the stories of triumphs of leading school heads who implemented innovative and effective initiatives is essential. The study purposively selected five (5) outstanding school heads who have outstanding performance in leadership. They have been awarded by the School Division Office of Laguna during the Awarding of Gawad Marangal Year 2020-2023. The data were analyzed using a Narrative Case study. It aimed to capture the narratives of these school heads and gain insights into the strategies, challenges, and outcomes of their organizational landscape initiatives. The study revealed that these leading school heads demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and strategic thinking in implementing organizational landscape initiatives. They were able to create a transformative educational environment by effectively engaging stakeholders developing innovative programs and fostering a culture of collaboration. Their initiatives resulted in improved student performance, enhanced teacher effectiveness and satisfaction, increased parent and community involvement, and overall positive changes in the school’s organizational landscape. They had set high standards of success for their schools by cultivating a proactive and collaborative learning environment. Their optimism, resiliency, and being a relational type of leader have seen them through the myriad of difficulties as school leaders. They stressed that they should be the agents of change in their schools, inspiring others to work hard to achieve their goals and continuously improve. Outstanding school heads typically use one of two approaches: transformational or democratic leadership. With their leadership philosophies, they were more successful at managing employees and creating an atmosphere that is favorable to accomplishing educational objectives. Because of pragmatism and progressivism – the leading school heads’ educational ideologies – they were able to strike a balance between ideas and uphold a clear, consistent vision for their schools.

Peran Kepala Sekolah dalam mencapai sekolah yang unggul

The school principal is the key factor in achieving an excellent school. This research explores the role of the school principal in building an outstanding school. The research method used is a field research method. Data collection is conducted through interviews, and data analysis is performed using qualitative data analysis. The results of the research indicate that the role of the school principal in building an excellent school begins with the establishment of the criteria for an outstanding school, providing continuous guidance and evaluation of teacher performance, as well as providing feedback based on performance evaluations, and implementing proportional rewards and punishments.

The path of a principal: A conversation with Sham Bevel

Sham Bevel, principal of Bayside Sixth Grade Campus in the Virginia Beach City Schools, is one of three finalists for the 2024 National Principal of the Year award. The honor, awarded annually by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, recognizes outstanding school leaders who make exemplary contributions to their schools, staff, students, and the profession. Phi Delta Kappan spoke with Bevel about her path to becoming a principal, how principals keep their schools aligned and focused on their goals, and the importance of modeling expectations.

Financial Management in Categorized Schools the Outstanding School of Muhammadiyah

The provincial board of Muhammadiyah East Java categorizes three kinds of superior schools: The Outstanding School, The Excellent School, and The Inspiring School of Muhammadiyah. In 2021 there were seven schools categorized as The Outstanding School of Muhammadiyah, one of which is SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo. As the Outstanding School of Muhammadiyah East Java, SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo manages its finances by applying management principles to meet all funding needs for academic and non-academic processes. This study aims to analyze the implementation of financial management at SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo as a school with the category of The Outstanding School of Muhammadiyah. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study design that collects and analyzes financial management data at SMAMDA Sidoarjo. Collecting data using the method of observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis was carried out in three stages: data reduction, data exposure, and conclusion examination and verification. The study revealed that the financial management of SMAMDA Sidoarjo runs in accordance with the principles and procedures of financial management of Muhammadiyah schools, including planning, organizing, implementing, controlling, and accountability. In addition to the principles of transparency and accountability, this school also strengthens the principle of budget surplus so that every year the school is able to generate a significant plus balance. In the process of recording, bookkeeping, and reporting using the Sango Professional application system in accordance with financial accounting standards for non-profit institutions (ISAK 35). Financial management in this school shows high transparency and accountability. This can be seen from the achievement of the results of the school financial audit conducted by the Public Accounting Firm in 2021 with the results of an Unqualified Opinion.

Inovasi program motekar melalui pembelajaran jarak jauh di masa Pandemi Covid-19 SD Maruyung II

This paper aims to improve the quality of education in Maruyung II Public Elementary Schools. The Image Strategy has been implemented at Maruyung II Public Elementary Schools in the 2019-2020 academic year. This study uses qualitative data. The data is obtained from the documentation and practice of education service providers at the Maruyung II State Elementary School with the sample in this study including students in grades I to d. VI totalled 343 students. The data is obtained from the documentation and practice of education service providers at the Maruyung II public elementary school. It can be concluded that the Motekar method can increase the number of teachers according to their needs and qualifications. The increasing image of the school is evidenced by the increase in public trust so that many parents send their sons and daughters to school so that the number of students from year to year increases. Facilities and infrastructure have increased, which previously did not exist. What was there became better. With the Motekar Strategy, the principal will become the 1st winner of the outstanding school principal in Tanjungsari District in 2022.

Kepemimpinan Pendidikan Dalam Kontek Islam

The existence of a leader in an educational institution is very important because it is one of the elements that will determine the preparation and process of realizing the institutional vision. Islamic, good and firm leadership is needed in every educational institution. because basically every educational institution needs a leader figure who masters various matters related to education. The success or failure of an educational institution is largely determined by the quality of leadership, because an outstanding school is a school that has effective leadership. This research includes library research, which is research that utilizes library sources to obtain research data, while the approach used is a qualitative research approach, namely systematic research used to study or research an object in a natural setting without any manipulation therein and without there is a hypothesis test. From this research, the concept of Islamic educational leadership is the art or skill of a leader influencing his subordinates in an effort to achieve educational goals in accordance with Islamic principles. The criteria for a leader who is the hope in Islamic education must be honest, fair and responsible, have a vision, and be able to provide inspiration, and be competent in their field. Educational Leadership Models in Islam, contingency, participation, goal oriented and achievement oriented.

Perceived success factors in an outstanding school serving vulnerable students: Case-study of a Chilean public school

This research analyses, using a case-study approach, the perceived success factors in an outstanding Chilean public school serving socioeconomically vulnerable students. This qualitative study draws on qualitative interviews with school staff and class observations, using the Instructional Core model as an analytical framework. Analysis revealed that the beliefs and structural cultural values shared by the school community where more relevant to explaining school success than concrete practices, and highlighted the importance of the interrelation among success factors for understanding their impact on school effectiveness. Additionally, elements such as the ongoing and changing nature of success factors, the strong influence of leadership and internal relationships and the use of professional judgement and situated knowledge by teachers were also identified as key to understanding effectiveness. Lastly, the unintended consequences apparent in this case-study are discussed, as the school under study confronts the hostile and inequitable Chilean education policy context. Keywords: school effectiveness, vulnerable students, Chile, public school, thematic analysis.

Evolving Roles of Outstanding School Heads in Meeting the Challenges of the New Normal: A Phenomenological Study

The study mainly focused on determining the evolving roles of the outstanding school heads in meeting the challenges of the new normal. It also aimed to develop a compendium of best practices to help the school leaders in addressing the difficulties they are encountering in the new normal. This qualitative research utilized phenomenology as an approach. There are 10 outstanding school heads - participants who were chosen through purposive sampling by which the participants share common experiences. The researcher used validated semi-structured interview guide questions as the main instrument, and a one-on-one interview was conducted in order to obtain meaningful data. The data were transcribed and coded for the researcher to come up with the emerging themes. The themes that emerged from the testimonies of the participants were clustered into a superordinate theme: Plugged in surveillance, evince reciprocity, paradigmatic positive alacrity, and fondness of diversity. Moreover, a compendium of best practices was developed to provide opportunities and tools for the school leaders in addressing and meeting the challenges in the new normal in education. The results of the study can be used by the school heads in addressing the challenges that they are facing in different circumstances like this pandemic. Their roles are becoming broader and spiced up by some complications brought about by the need to be more responsive and able to maintain the quality characteristics of basic education services primarily wielded out by teachers and with the support of local stakeholders in these most trying times of pandemic. A compendium of best practices is necessary since it will serve as the guide of the school heads in providing solutions to the existing problems because of the pandemic, and at the same time, it will be their framework in replicating and adapting the best practices shared by the participants.

Pengembangan Budaya Sekolah Berprestasi: Penanaman Nilai Etos Berprestasi

Senior High School Muhammdiyah 10 Surabaya is a school that dares to make a different curriculum from Diknas. It was rejected because it did not fit the existing curriculum. In its first year, the school receives two classes of students. This achievement soared in the second year. Second year there are five classes. The curriculum used at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya is called "Talent Executive School." This study aims to find out the development of outstanding school culture at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya, also describe the form of outstanding school culture, the process of planting values and ethos of achievement to students and knowing the implications of the development of outstanding school culture at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya. Although the facilities and infrastructure at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya have limitations but they are able to continue to develop the potential and ethos of interpreting in the academic and non-academic fields. So it becomes an attraction for researchers to conduct a researcher in the school with a different school style than usual. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection using observation techniques, interviews and documentation. The planting of values and ethos of achievement in students is carried out through school orientation activities, learning process, learning evaluation, extracurricular, achievement awards, love for alma mater, teacher conscientiousness, cooperation with parents of students and planting an outstanding culture. The results showed that the school culture developed at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya is through educational programs and potential interests including archery, futsal, athletics, pencak silat, archery, music, hockey, dance and others.

Pengembangan Budaya Sekolah Berprestasi: Penanaman Nilai Etos Berprestasi

Senior High School Muhammdiyah 10 Surabaya is a school that dares to make a different curriculum from Diknas. It was rejected because it did not fit the existing curriculum. In its first year, the school receives two classes of students. This achievement soared in the second year. Second year there are five classes. The curriculum used at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya is called "Talent Executive School." This study aims to find out the development of outstanding school culture at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya, also describe the form of outstanding school culture, the process of planting values and ethos of achievement to students and knowing the implications of the development of outstanding school culture at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya. Although the facilities and infrastructure at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya have limitations but they are able to continue to develop the potential and ethos of interpreting in the academic and non-academic fields. So it becomes an attraction for researchers to conduct a researcher in the school with a different school style than usual. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection using observation techniques, interviews and documentation. The planting of values and ethos of achievement in students is carried out through school orientation activities, learning process, learning evaluation, extracurricular, achievement awards, love for alma mater, teacher conscientiousness, cooperation with parents of students and planting an outstanding culture. The results showed that the school culture developed at Senior High School Muhammadiyah 10 Surabaya is through educational programs and potential interests including archery, futsal, athletics, pencak silat, archery, music, hockey, dance and others.

Leading Outstanding International Schools In Qatar: Lessons Learned

ABSTRACT This qualitative study provided the perspectives of school principals on leading Outstanding Schools in Qatar. The opportunities for establishing a private school in a foreign country are endless, given the increase in the expatriate population and the waiting lists for students to enroll in the existing schools. This study revealed some of the challenges that current leaders of outstanding school are facing due to changes in leadership and organizational structures, as well as to unexpected operational changes that were not part of the initial memoranda of agreement. This study paves the way for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to support similar initiatives.

Исследования межсубъектно взаимосвязанных изменений активности структур головного мозга в процессе социальных отношений методами гиперсканирования

The neurophysiological mechanisms underlying social behavior are still poorly understood. An increasing number of international studies uses hyperscanning for simultaneous recording of brain activation from several individuals during social interaction. Despite the outstanding school of Russian social psychology, the number of studies investigating the neurophysiological basis of social behavior in humans is still limited in the Russian literature. The goal of the present work was to review the hyperscanning methods, i.e., methods for simultaneous recording of physiological indices used to investigate inter-brain synchronization during social interactions. The paper discusses methods for recording and analysis of multi-subject data representing the changes in brain activity, existing experimental and naturalistic models, key results, as well as applied and fundamental aspects of the implementation of this technique in social psychology and neuroscience. Introduction of the methods which allow for a better understanding of physiological mechanisms of social interactions may significantly contribute to the development of innovative approaches to improving educational process, teamwork in various professional areas, social welfare, and psychosomatic health of people.

Nuevos tiempos, nuevas escuelas

En un momento de importantes cambios para la educación, el edificio de la escuela se identifica como una herramienta eficaz para acompañar estas trasformaciones. Se propone identificar las necesidades actuales de los edificios escolares de Mendoza, definidas en base a las características del nuevo diseño curricular de educación primaria implantado y los criterios sanitarios asociados a la pandemia de COVID-19, y confrontarlas con experiencias destacadas de edificios escolares que vinculan pedagogía y arquitectura. De esta manera, se pretende plantear líneas de trabajo para la adecuación de la infraestructura escolar a los retos actuales de la enseñanza. El estudio de las posibilidades del edificio escolar se aborda desde distintas escalas: se atiende a las características de sus espacios y las relaciones entre ellos y también al vínculo de la escuela con su entorno urbano y el territorio.

The Correlation between Academic Ability and Scientific Skills in The Selection of Outstanding School Library Staff

Selection of outstanding school librarians due to increased information literacy has an impact on student achievement but in the implementation of the scientific skills assessment some participants do not understand the testing standards and have difficulty interpreting the principles of the measured test. The research objective was to examine the relationship between academic ability and scientific skills. Respondents amounted to 35 school library staff using purposive sampling. Validity and reliability were analyzed from the highest assessment of each level of education based on the top three rankings using the Spearman rank correlation. The results showed a significant relationship between academic ability and scientific skills of outstanding school library staff with ρ value = 0.784 and ρ table at α = 5% was 0.683. That is, high academic ability results in an increase in the scientific skills of outstanding school librarians. This research has implications for maintaining the professional balance of library personnel who are integrated with technological developments that have a positive impact on schools in dealing with the transition to electronic-based systems.

The Relationship between Perceived Organizational, Perceived Supervisor Support, and Need Achievement to Work Engagement of School Organization

Purpose: Many scholars studied the effect of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support against work engagement, but the results have shown inconclusive. This study aims to investigate the positive effect of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support mediated by need achievement motivation against work engagement. Design/Methodology/Approach: The data was collected using questionnaires to associates (teachers, non-teachers, management) of an outstanding school in Jakarta, and they were recruited as respondents using a purposive sample method. Partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was conducted by SmartPLS to analyze the data. Findings: The study finds that perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support need achievement motivation as mediator positively and significantly affect work engagement. Perceived organizational support has positively and significantly affected work engagement directly, but perceived supervisor support does not directly affect it. Practical implications: Practically, this research shown that to improve work engagement by POS and PSS should motivate first the associates on how to achieve the best performance by setting outstanding career opportunities or higher key performance index as challengeable goals. Originality/value: This research contributes to the job demand-resources’ theory when organizations and supervisors show support to their associates by giving job resources, it needs to improve their motivation to achieve the best performance, otherwise, this improvement can not be utilized to reduce job demand and finally cannot improve the work engagement.

Public Relations Management in Building the Image of Schools in Senior High School

This study aims to explain the planning, implementation and evaluation of community relations to improve the image of schools. This case study research was conducted at a high school in one of the provinces in Indonesia with a qualitative method. This study findings reveal schools’ patterns of understanding of planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating to improve their collaborative relations with the surrounding community to improve schools’ quality through good internal and external cooperation. This study documents several key contributions made to establish a two-way, comprehensive communication in ensuring mutual cooperation on maintaining outstanding school quality assurance.

Strategi Marketing Lembaga Pendidikan Islam “The Outstanding School Of Muhammadiyah Jawa Timur” Di SMP Muhammadiyah 12 Sendangagung Paciran-Lamongan

The Marketing Strategy Islamic Education Institution is important as a school for The Outstanding School of Muhammadiyah East Java. Research at SMP M 12 Sendangagung. Problem formulation: (1) How is the Marketing Strategy of SMP M 12 Sendangagung? (2) What are the Supporting Factors of Marketing Strategy at SMP M 12 Sendangagung? (3) What Are the Inhibiting Factors of Marketing Strategy at SMP M 12 Sendangagung? Descriptive approach qualitative method. Data collection techniques: observation, interviews, and documentation. The research results of SMP (Middle School) Muhammadiyah 12 Lamongan are marketing strategies by improving quality, applying mix marketing strategies 7P (Product, Price, Promotion, Place, People, Process, and Physical Evidence. Supporting factors of marketing strategy: (a) SMP M 12 Sendangagung in the area of Islamic boarding schools Al Islah, (b) The daily language of Arabic and English students, (c) Strategic area, (d) Promotion through internet media or websites; (e) Strategic places. Inhibiting factors: (a) of human resources for promotion; ( b) Traffic, (c) Expansion, (d) Competitive school locations are many, (e) Administrative staff are only administration staff.

80 years in the service of metallurgical science

Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy (IFM) was created on December 9, 1939 to meet scientific challenges of domestic steel industry development. The concept of its creation was based on the idea of application of scientific developments of the Institute for modernization of metallurgical plants of the country. The scientific themes of the IFM covered the basic stages and most important items of ferrous metallurgy and was in demand by metallurgical plants. Apart from meeting the important practical challenges of increasing the defensibility and recovering the metallurgical potential, expanding the raw materials base, perfection of existing technological processes, fundamental studies were being accomplished, scientific schools were being created. Academicians Z.I. Nekrasos and V.I. Bol’shakov prepared remarkable pleiad of scientists – BF-men, academician A.P. Chekmarev created a unique school of rolling specialists, a corresponding member of the Academy of sciences of Ukraine S.N. Kozhevnikov created an outstanding school of theoretical engineering, a corresponding members of the Academy of sciences of Ukraine K.P. Bunin and Yu.N. Taran make the foundation of the theoretical engineering school. The creator of the rolled products thermal treatment from the roller heat technology academician K.F. Starodubov founded the scientific school of heat-treaters. Representatives of those scientific schools are still working today at the front positions of metallurgical science and production. Many studies and developments of the IFM found a wide application in the world steel industry. The scientists of IFM for first time in the world practice justified the advantages of large blast furnaces, elaborated the technology of BF smelting with application of progressive programs of burden charging, alternative sources of energy, in particular, pulverized-coal fuel, injection of natural gas and blast enriched by oxygen. A very effective process of desulphurization of hot metal by granulated magnesium outside the blast furnace was elaborated and mastered. In addition, resource-saving technological processes of deep refining of steel in ladle were elaborated, as well as the process of continuous rolling of welded in a butt joint billets at bar mills, energy-saving technology of thermal strengthening of rolled products by usage of rolling warming heat. The technologies were widely realized in the world and domestic steel industries. International cooperation takes an important place in the scientific activity of IFM, not only promoting further development of the research, but also facilitating the scientific and technical progress in metallurgy.

PENGEMBANGAN BUDAYA SEKOLAH BERBASIS KATOLIK

Abstract: Qualitative research with a case study design aims to describe the development of Catholic- based school culture in the Middle School (SMP) Maria Gorreti Semarang (MGS), viewed from aspects: 1) the birth process of Catholic-based school culture, 2) values the character of Catholic-based school culture, 3) the strategy of developing a Catholic-based school culture, 4) supporting factors and obstacles faced in developing a Catholic-based school culture, and 5) efforts to minimize the constraints faced in developing a Catholic-based school culture. Data collection is done by methods: in-depth interviews, participant observation, and study documentation. Determination of data sources is done by using purposive sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using the interactive patterns of Miles and Huberman (1994). Checking the validity of the data is done by using a degree of credibility through both source and method triangulation techniques. The results of study showed that he development of Catholic-based school culture in the MGS Middle School was carried out with reference to the founding father's philosophy of the Semarang Marsudirini foundation. The philosophical values of the founders of the school became the main foundation in shaping the school's cultural character. With the strategy of developing a school culture that is realized in various programs and activities aimed at teachers and education personnel and students, it is able to make MGS Middle School become an outstanding school as well as a favorite school in the city of Semarang. Keywords: Development, School Culture, SMP Maria Gorreti Semarang Abstrak: Penelitian kualitatif dengan rancangan studi kasus ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang pengembangan budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik pada Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) Maria Gorreti Semarang (MGS), dilihat dari aspek: 1) Proses lahirnya budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik, 2) Nilai-nilai karakter budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik, 3) Strategi pengembangan budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik, 4) Faktor pendukung dan kendala yang dihadapi dalam pengembangan budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik, dan 5) Upaya untuk meminimalisir kendala yang dihadapi dalam pengembangan budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipan, dan studi dokumentasi. Penetapan sumber data dilakukan dengan teknik purposive sampling. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan pola interaktif Miles dan Huberman (1994) Pengecekan keabsahan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan derajat kepercayaan (credibility) melalui teknik triangulasi baik sumber maupun metode. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengembangan budaya sekolah berbasis agama Katolik pada SMP MGS dilaksanakan dengan mengacu pada nilai-nilai filosofis pendiri (founding father) Yayasan Marsudirini Semarang. Nilai-nilai filosofis para pendiri sekolah tersebut menjadi landasan utama dalam pembentukan karakter budaya sekolah. Dengan strategi pengembangan budaya sekolah yang direalisasikan dalam berbagai program dan kegiatan yang ditujukan bagi guru dan tenaga kependikan serta para peserta didik mampu menjadikan SMP MGS menjadi sekolah berprestasi sekaligus sekolah favorit di Kota Semarang. Kata Kunci: Pengembangan, Budaya Sekolah, SMP Maria Gorreti Semarang