School Headmasters Research Articles

The Role of Leadership and Motivation of School Headmaster in Improving Teacher Performance

This article discusses about role of leadership and motivation of school headmaster in improving teacher performance. By using literature review in education, this article found that teacher is a professional profession where he is required to make every effort to carry out his activities as best he can. The task of the teacher as an educator, teacher and trainer should be able to impact the students. The teacher as one component in teaching and learning activities, has a position that greatly determines the success of learning. The role of the school headmaster is very important and dominant in improving teacher performance, both in increasing competence and work motivation and in building effective work systems and creating a harmonious, safe and pleasant working atmosphere. The efforts of improving the quality of teachers must be continuously carried out by school headmaster in order to improve the performance of teachers into reliable individuals who will advance the school organization. Therefore, we need the ability of the leadership role and motivation of the principal to explore, disseminate, foster and develop the potential of the teacher in order to improve teacher performance in order to achieve educational goals

Schooling and Labor Market Impacts of Bolivia's Bono Juancito Pinto Program

Schooling and Labor Market Impacts of Bolivia's <i>Bono Juancito Pinto</i> Program

LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AMONGST HEADMASTERS OF C ACCREDITED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE REGION OF PASER INDONESIA

This research intended to investigate and assess the leadership practices amongst headmasters of C accredited primary schools in the region of Paser, Indonesia. The qualitative research approach was employed in the form of a case study research design. The respondent selection was carried out through the purposive sampling method resulting in the choosing of three primary school headmasters from the region of Paser, Indonesia. The instruments utilized for data collection purposes comprised of interview, observation and document analysis. Research result demonstrated that the three headmasters as school leaders practiced several of the traits proposed in the instructional leadership and leadership strategies theories. The elements that were observed practiced by the headmasters include planning and disseminating school goals, planning teaching management programmes, supervising and assessing teaching programmes, monitoring students’ progress, controlling study period, encouraging professional development, maintaining participation in activities, emphasizing academic excellence, preparing incentives for students as well as evaluating the overall school climate. Nevertheless, the research also noted that the headmasters did forgo some of the elements namely evaluating school goals, supervising the curriculum as well as formulating incentives for the teachers. Moreover, said headmasters also faced numerous challenges in practicing leadership qualities. These challenges met by the C accredited primary school headmasters in the Paser region include student, teachers, and parents related problems, as well as infrastructure deficiencies. The research thus implied that the leadership characteristics demonstrated by the three participating headmasters could be used as a reference point by other school leaders in Indonesia. Apart from that, the research also urges the ministry of education to take initiative in tackling the aforementioned challenges confronted by headmasters in general.

Development of an Instrument to Evaluate Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style of Headmasters across Primary Schools in Malaysia

The aim of this study is developed and validated a questionnaire to measure emotional intelligence and leadership style amongst primary school headmasters across Malaysia. The instrument was designed by adopting several standard procedures, including item development, validation of theoretical construct of Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style, pilot test, and validation of the developed instrument. The questionnaires were tested among 50 school headmasters within four week timeframe. The pilot study was conducted to validate all the items embedded in the questionnaire. The response rate for the pilot study was 78%. After the pilot study, minor revision and corrections were made to items concerning Emotional Intelligence, while major revision for Leadership Style. The questionnaire consisted of three primary parts: Demographic and School Information, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Style. The Cronbach’s Alpha values for Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style are (0.868) and (0.726), respectively.

Leadership Behaviour of Elementary School Headmaster Christian Education Foundation School Kabaruan, District Talaud Island, Indonesia

This this study aims to obtain the results of analysis and description of: Principal Leadership Behavior at SD Pendidikan Foundation (YPK) Kabaruan Elementary School in Talaud Islands Regency, Factors that support the Principal's Leadership Behavior at the Kabaruan Christian Education Elementary School (YPK) in the Talaud Islands Regency, Factors that inhibit Principal Leadership Behavior at elementary school Christian (YPK) Kabaruan in Talaud Islands Regency,Efforts are being made to address the leadership behavior of the principal. This study uses a descriptive method with a naturalistic approach. Descriptive nature refers to: (1) data collected in the form of words or documents; and (2) the research report contains excerpts from the data as an illustration in providing support for what is presented. For naturalistic approaches chosen for the following reasons. The problem that the researchers examined was about things that were going on at school, with the hope that data could be collected as much as possible, while still paying attention to data quality. Data collection techniques are the most important step in research, because the main purpose of the research is to obtain data. Without knowing the data collection techniques, the researcher will not get data that meets the specified data standards. When viewed from the data source, data collection can use primary sources, and secondary sources. Primary sources are data sources that directly provide data to data collectors, and secondary sources are sources that do not directly provide data to data collectors, for example through other people or through documents. Based on the results of the research and discussion presented in chapter IV, conclusions can be drawn as follows: The Principal of the Dassar Christian Education Foundation (YPK) Kabaruan in the Talaud Islands District in carrying out his duties was more likely to use a situational leadership model. Factors that support the leadership of the principal can be seen, among others, internal factors, namely good personality, discipline, firmness and modesty. The principal has managerial skills that should be improved. The implementation of teacher supervision, and external factors, namely the location of the school, environmental conditions, community support, administration, board of teachers, parents of students and the school committee. The inhibiting factor for the leadership of school principals in implementing a situational model is that there are still teachers who feel more senior, higher class, so that they do not support the principal's thinking pattern, there are also teachers who feel that the principal is carrying out discipline in schools such as the military. teachers who are lazy because they feel there are still relatives, principals are often absent from school because of outside school-related affairs / tasks. Businesses carried out are principals who have efforts to maximize situational leadership such as seeking a personal approach to teachers in guiding, directing, motivating and understanding applicable regulations, the principal entrusts his duties to the deputy headmaster of each school. leaving school because there is an affair at the education office related to the development of the school itself. Keywords : Teacher Performance, Managerial Abilities, Learning Facilities DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-21-03 Publication date :July 31 st 2019

PROFESIONALISME GURU MATA PELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DAN BUDI PEKERTI SD 200205 PADANGSIDIMPUAN

Teacher professionalism in not as slogan anymore, but it has become a job or activity that must be done. This research aims to describe students respond, stakeholders and headmaster of elementary school 200205 in Padangsidimpuan city toward teacher professionalism of Islamic education and character lesson. This is field research in qualitative descriptive where in this research, the researcher looks for and uses descriptive data such as words or utterance, opinions from research subject either orally or in writing. Data collections are conducted with interview and documentation method. Analysis technique is begun of data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. Data analysis is conducted while data is collected and after all data are collected or after the research is done. The result ofresearch shows that the respond of student, stakeholder and headmaster elementary school 200205 Padangsidimpuan city is good in aspect of subject mastery, learning media use, and learning strategies application. However, preparation of learning device before beginning the study need to be improved such as making annual programs, semester programs, syllabus, lesson plans, and assessmentas that stiil out of expectatios. Therefore this research is done so that teacher in Islamic education and character lesson is able to be professional educator based on competence.

Intermediate inverted leadership: the inclusive leader’s model

ABSTRACT The marginalization of pupils characterized as having special educational needs (SEN) is a phenomenon that persists despite the international intense efforts to avoid it. The school headmaster and the leadership model which he/she follows are key factors that could contribute to the creation of an inclusive school environment. The mixed methodology action research (MMAR) was used in an attempt to invent an innovative leadership model to make education more inclusive for pupils characterized as having SEN within a mainstream secondary school in Cyprus. The preliminary data for this research were gathered using a mixed methodology approach. Action research was then carried out in a mainstream secondary school in Cyprus with a total of 80 participants, applying the proposed method to implement the innovative ‘Intermediate inverted Leadership Model’. The study was then examined and critically evaluated through MMAR the extent to which the proposed leadership model enhanced inclusive education. The results showed that the innovative leadership model can contribute to inclusive education, by identifying the factors that lead to marginalization in order to convert them into factors that contribute in promoting inclusion.

Implementing a Multidisciplinary Curriculum in a Finnish Lower Secondary School – The Perspective of Science and Mathematics

ABSTRACT Finland has recently reformed the national school curriculum, basing it on so-called twenty-first century skills. The curriculum prescribes that schools must organise at least one multidisciplinary learning module per year. In this case study, we investigate the implementation of such a module in secondary school (grade 9) from the perspective of the school headmaster and science and mathematics teachers. The data comprise interviews with the headmaster, teachers, and protocols from collegiate meetings. Despite some gains experienced by teachers concerning cooperation with colleagues, the results reveal challenges connected to diffusely defined learning goals, as well as to the vagueness of goals concerning the role of different subjects in the module. The study shows the importance of offering research-based support and time for shared sensemaking for stakeholders to avoid the problems identified when implementing multidisciplinary teaching.

Implementasi Nilai-nilai Karakter Islam Berbasis Pembiasaan Siswa di Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Kota Batu

This research aims to uncover the implementation of habituation method in Islamic education for the formation students character values at MTsN Batu, with sub focus includes: (1) a form implementation of habituation method in Islamic education for the formation students character values at MTsN Batu. (2) any characters that are formed on a student through a habituation method in Islamic education at MTsN Batu. (3) evaluation the implementation of habituation method in Islamic Education for the formation students character values at MTsN Batu. This study uses qualitative methods to do a descriptive approach. Checking the validity of the data is carried out by means of Triangulation and reference materials. While the principal Informant of this research is the head master of school, deputy head of student management, master of class, and other related parties in this research. The results of this research indicate that: a form implementation of habituation method in Islamic education for the formation students character values at MTsN Batu are: (1) Habituation of character, habituation in worship, and habituation in the annual event. (2) the resulting characters of the students through habituation methods in Islamic education at MTsN Batu are: Culture religious, communicative/ amicable, care of environment, discipline, creative, the spirit of nationality, an avid reader, social care, and responsibility. (3) evaluation the implementation of habituation method in Islamic education for the formation students character values at MTsN Batu are: the ceremony on Monday, the assembly of the council of teachers (meeting), and through the book TATIBSI (the student code of conduct) with assessment scores and calculated each semester.

The Impact of Transformational Leadership Head of School and Discipline of Work on Performance of Junior High School Teachers in The Region of Gorontalo City

This study aims: 1) to determine the effect of principals' transformational leadership on the performance of junior high school teachers in Gorontalo City Region, 2) to determine the effect of work discipline on the performance of junior high school teachers in Gorontalo City Region, and 3) to determine the influence of Principal's transformational leadership and discipline simultaneous work on the performance of junior high school teachers in Gorontalo City Region. In this study, researchers used a survey approach with quantitative methods. To get accurate data, the distribution of 30 primary respondents was determined by means of proportional random sampling. After the data collected, it was processed using SPSS version 20 program, and analyzed by multiple linear regression. The results showed that: 1) principal transformational leadership had a positive and significant effect on the performance of junior high school teachers in Gorontalo City, 2) work discipline had a positive and significant effect on the performance of junior high school teachers in Gorontalo City, 3) principal transformational leadership and work discipline simultaneously has a positive and significant effect on the performance of junior high school teachers in Gorontalo City Region. Keywords: School Headmaster’s Transformational Leadership, Work Discipline, and Teacher’s Work

Penerapan Extreme Programming Pada Sistem Informasi Pembayaran Sumbangan Pembinaan Pendidikan (SPP)

The use of information and communication technology is one of the technological developments that can provide benefits in the field of education such as in the management of school payments. The school payment process requires fast and accurate data processing in terms of payment and storage until report generation. The purpose of this research is to make a school payment information system that is fast and accurate in its processing. With extreme programming method is expected to help resolve existing problems. The expected results will be an information system that can help the payment process in the school that is able to process payment data quickly and accurately to produce a payment data that can be used as a guideline for decision making by the school head masters. The expected form of report can also be more easily understood than before using an information system. In the process of storing data it is also expected to be better because it does not use paper but can already be stored in a database system that is connected to an information system

KINERJA KEPALA SEKOLAH DI ERA GLOBALISASI

School headmasters in the globalization era play important roles to improve the quality of education in schools. They are educators, managers, administrators, supervisors, leaders, innovators, and motivators. Because of their important roles, they must have six competences, that are to develop, communicate and apply their schools’ vision; to create conducive educational environment; to use their schools’ resources to create conducive educational environment; to work together with students’ parents and society; to be good role models; and to affect wider social and political environment. The competences must be able to measure and may support effective leadership

The Reality of Secondary Education in Jordan from the Perspective of Secondary School Principals

The study aims at assessing the reality of secondary education in Jordan from the high school principals’ perspective, in addition to figuring out the impact of the gender differences on the results. To answer the study questions; the researcher selected the study sample using the stratified random method. The sample consisted of 73 headmaster and headmistress of secondary school from the southern governorates of Jordan (Ma’an, Al Shoubak, Petra, Southern Badia, and Aqaba) for the academic year 2017/2018. The researcher developed a questionnaire consisted of (35) paragraphs, divided into five fields: (building and equipment, students, teaching staff, curricula and educational supervision) and for the combined fields as well. The results of the study revealed the following: (1) Principals’ assessment of the two fields of building and equipment, and students, and for the fields combined was high (2) Principals’ assessment of teaching staff, curricula, and educational supervision was medium (3) Principals’ assessment of the questionnaire was not affected by the gender.

PENGARUH PEMBERIAN INSENTIF TERHADAP KINERJA KEPALA SEKOLAH DASAR SE-KOTA DENPASAR

The Regional Government of Denpasar City issued a policy regarding the provision of incentives. The incentives provided are in the form of additional incentives for teachers and headmaster, especially for public elementary schools in the Denpasar City area. The provision of incentives aims to make the headmaster more maximal in carrying out assigment or workloads, and to optimize the potentials that can be developed in the school (both in aspects of teacher and student achievement). Based on this background, a study was conducted which aimed to determine the effect of giving incentives on the performance of elementary school headmaster throughout Denpasar. The analysis technique used in this study is simple linear regression. Based on the data analyzed, it was obtained 1) the variability of the dependent variable (primary school principal's performance) which can be explained by the variability of the independent variable (incentive giving) of 15.5% and the remaining 84.5% explained by other variables not included in the regression model and 2) giving headmaster incentives has a significant positive effect on the performance of elementary school principals throughout Denpasar.

Gry w relacji nauczyciel-dyrektor szkoły

The article describes several of these transactional analysis games which may occur in the relationship between the teacher and the school headmaster. Despite giving these games new names corresponding to the school environment, they partially refer to games that have been widely described in the literature. To make the article understandable to readers unfamiliar with the theory of transactional analysis too, theoretical concepts which are necessary to understand and analyze the presented examples were introduced. This specifics of school functioning as a workplace was discussed, which is reflected in the forms of games occurring in the school environment. Five example games were presented and two hypothetical situations in which the games occurred were analyzed in detail. The final reflections were enriched with conclusions on the consequences of games occurring in the headmaster-teacher relationships, and with a discussion on ways to exit games and reduce their negative repercussions.

(Ne)poznati skladatelj Marcel Tyberg (1893-1944)

Marcel Tyberg (1893-1944) composer, organist and music teacher, was born into a musical family of Polish origin in Vienna, Austria. In the year 1910, the Tyberg family moved away from Vienna and settled in Volosko, a resort on the Kvarner Bay, at that time part of the Austrian territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Tyberg and his wife had performed in Opatija in the year 1903, before having moved there. Marcelo Tyberg, the father, was the principal teacher of the »Hertzka« music school in Vienna (1881-1882), orchestra leader at the Regional Theatre and the headmaster of the music school (1983-1987) in Lemberg, the capital at that time of the Austrian Province of Galicia, today’s Lavov in Ukraine. Wanda Tyberg was an accomplished pianist with a rich concert career. She studied in Vienna in the class of the famous pianist Theodor Leschetizky. The first performances of Marcel Tyberg’s works were recorded in the early 1920s, when his mother Wanda Tyberg performed his Sonata and Legend for Piano, while the Rijeka branch of the Italian Orchestral Association performed his first orchestral piece, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor at the G. Verdi Municipal Theatre in Rijeka. Marcel Tyberg left an imposing music opus, three Symphonies, a Scherzo and Finale for Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, Masses, one Piano Trio, two Piano Sonatas, two Studies for Piano, a Legend for Piano, a String Sextet, 36 Solo Songs, a Te Deum for Choir, Soloists and Organ, and other compositions. From 1938, his musical activities become overshadowed by the daily repressive and persecuting practices of the Italian Kingdom Fascist regime. Namely, in February 1939, due to the Jewish origin of one of his parents and in spite of his being Catholic, Marcel Tyberg was entered into the Fascist registry of the »Jewish race« for the Municipality of Opatija. It was on the basis of this evidence that he was arrested in Opatija on 4 July 1944, during the period of German occupation which had been established in the autumn of 1943. Soon afterwards, he was deported to the Nazi camp Risiera di San Sabba in Trieste, and then to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Other details of his Calvary are still unknown. The composer’s musical legacy is in the United States today. Namely, while anticipating a possible deportation, Tyberg allegedly entrusted his works to Milan Mihich, who later immigrated to the U.S. His son, Enrico Mihich, continued safeguarding them. Owing to his efforts, the Tyberg Musical Legacy Fund was later established at the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies in Buffalo, with the aim of obtaining the funds for their publication. Recent research on the life and work of Marcel Tyberg in the Kvarner region has uncovered the autograph of 26 Preludes for Organ, the work that Tyberg wrote for his Rijeka friends, the pianist Wilma and the organist Remo Venucci.

Policy of selecting school headmasters in Palestine

Policy of selecting school headmasters in Palestine

Policy of selecting school headmasters in Palestine

This study investigates the Palestinian Ministry of Education's policy for selecting headmasters, through the ministry's official document, based on the leader's responsibilities framework. Few researches studied policy documents that involve selecting headmasters in the developing countries, so this study contributes to research on selecting headmasters in the developing countries in general and in the Palestinian context in particular. The analysis was based on the 'responsibilities of the school leader' framework developed by Marzano et al. The collected data, after transcription, was analysed by using lens of the constant comparison theory. To do so, the transcribed data was compared and contrasted with the 21 responsibilities of the headmasters identified by Marzano et al. The findings of the study showed that the studied document is consistent to some extent with school leadership responsibilities. However, the document needs to be more detailed and publicly available. The study raises concerns concerning preparing headmasters that are more qualified.

COMPETENCIES FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF PRINCIPALS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Education is basically an expression of the social system. It is the basis for human emancipation, a functional instrument through which the identity of the individual is realized. It is important for the social reputation, authority and power. The acquired knowledge and educational skills are very applicable and usable in the economic and practical life. Although knowledge is acquired individually, they become a treasure for all members of the community. Education is an individual feature that in practice becomes common value and benefit to the whole community.The aim of this research is to identify important factors that influence the management of secondary education, managers and managerial skills, as well as their competencies.The professional competences for headmasters are the result of the activities for improvement of the system for professional and career development of the educational and teaching staff in the Republic of Macedonia.The professional competences for headmaster define the values, knowledge, behaviors and skills that headmasters in secondary schools need to possess in order to perform their function successfully. A headmaster should be able to play more important roles in achieving the goal and mission of the school. A headmaster should be a strategic partner, an instrument developer, an implementing partner, a legal supervisor, as well as administrative and operational manager for the employees.This paper will analyze the structure of professional competencies for a headmaster, which consists of two parts:- Professional values and- Professional knowledge, skills and examples of professional practice.The next part will analyze the definition of generic competences. Each candidate for a school headmaster should possess these competencies that cover the overall engagement and respect of the educational context of the Republic of Macedonia.

SUPERVISI AKADEMIK KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN DISIPLIN KERJA GURU TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA GURU SD NEGERI SE KECAMATAN MUMBULSARI JEMBER

This study aims to determine the influence/contribution of school headmasters' academic supervision and teacher work discipline on the work productivity of state elementary school teachers in Mumbulsari District, Jember Regency. This is a quantitative survey research with the number of sample is 148 peoples. Data collection tool is questionnaire with regression techniques for data analysis. The results of this study show that: (1) There is a positive and significant influence between the school headmasters’ academic supervision on the teachers’ work productivity in state elementary schools in Mumbulsari District, Jember Regency. (2) There is a positive and significant influence between teachers’ work discipline on teachers’ work productivity of state elementary schools in Mumbulsari District, Jember Regency. (3) There is a positive and significant influence simultaneously on the school headmasters' academic supervision and teacher work discipline on the work productivity of public elementary school teachers in Mumbulsari District, Jember Regency at 59.1%, while as many as 40.9% are influenced by factors other than the headmasters' academic supervision and teacher work discipline. Thus, both of these variables can be used as predictors of the trend of increasing work productivity of public elementary school teachers in Mumbulsari District, Jember Regency.