School Principal Leadership Research Articles

The Interplay between Principal’s Instructional Leadership and Teachers’ Professional Development

This study examines the relationship between instructional leadership of school principals with teachers’ professional development. A quantitative correlational research approach was adopted to collect data from 959 secondary school teachers using a survey technique in four districts of Malakand division, KP. The primary objective was to quantify the relationship between principals’ instructional leadership (PIL) and its three dimensions (defining the school mission (DSM), managing instructional programs (MIP), and developing the school learning climate (DSLC)) and teachers’ professional development (TPD). The data was analyzed using statistical tools, including linear and multiple regression techniques. The findings revealed principals’ instructional leadership’s positive and robust impact on teachers’ professional development. The analysis also unveiled that each sub-construct of principals’ instructional leadership DSM, MIP, and DSLC contributes to teachers’ professional development. The findings suggest that PIL and its dimensions are theoretical constructs and critical factors in shaping TPD. The results have significant implications for educational practices and policy development. By understanding the distinct contributions of DSM, MIP, and DSL, targeted interventions can be designed that leverage these sub-constructs to improve educational outcomes practically and effectively.

School Principal’s Perspective on Continuing Institutional Growth Development of an Education of Private School in Phnom Penh

This study aimed to explore the school principal’s perspective on continuing institutional growth development. The school principal's job is hard in a number of ways. School principals have to balance their jobs as site manager and instructional leader on a regular basis. This study looked into and identified the knowledge and learning opportunities that school leaders, particularly those who head schools with bilingual programs, rely on to lead their schools. School leadership and management are recognized as key determinants for school reforms; however, little is known about the effects of school principals’ leadership as perceived by teachers on teaching and learning outcomes. Education is main key element for develop family value, community, country, and all sectors in the world. So, school leader must be set clear policy, vision, mission, and core value for students ’achievement. School principal need to have strong commitment and long perspective for develop institutions by change their leadership styles, infrastructures, and school development’s plans. According to data collection and analysis of Mean = 3.29; Std. Deviation = 6.19 from 30 school principals and vice school principals from private school located in Phnom Penh show that: Schools or institutional growth development depend on school principal leadership styles and long perspective for development institutions. Another researchers or scholar can be choose leadership behavior, employee ’mindset change, integrated technology for institution for next studies.

The role of principal leadership in developing levels of resilience: a private senior secondary school ethnographic study

This research is motivated by the level of school resilience which is not yet good, so school principals must increase school resilience with their leadership. Therefore, this research aims to analyze and describe the leadership of school principals in setting direction, developing human resources, and redesigning organizations to increase school resilience. The method used in this research is qualitative research with an ethnographic approach, which helps provide an in-depth and detailed picture of the school's daily habits in implementing school resilience. This research uses data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews and documentation by carrying out data analysis techniques using description, analysis and interpretation. The results of this research explain that in carrying out the three leadership roles of the school principal, namely setting direction, developing people, and redesigning the organization, through school habits (culture), private schools will be able to create a level of resilience in the school environment. Even in unfavorable conditions, school principals can survive by carrying out leadership roles using existing school habits.

Creative Leadership: An Implementing Study of Transformative Leadership Models in High School for Sustainable Development Goals

Purpose: The objectives of this study are to: 1). Identify the types of principal leadership applied in high schools, 2). The application of creative leadership of school principals in modern Islamic boarding schools in empowering teacher performance in schools, 3). Fostering the creative leadership of school principals in modern Islamic boarding schools. Theoretical Framework: This study will explore how high school leaders in Muhammadiyah apply creative and transformative leadership principles to face contemporary challenges in education, such as adapting to new technologies, improving the quality of teaching, and promoting sustainable development values among students and staff. Methods: This research uses an interpretative paradigm with a qualitative approach, case study type, and multicase design. Data were collected using observation, interviews, and documentation. Data validity using triangulation of sources, methods, and theories. Next, an interactive model analysis is carried out. Obyek penelitian dilakukan di SMAM SBM Piyungan Yogyakarta dan SMAM Pondok Pesantren Modern Imam Cabang Syuhodo Muhammadiyah Blimbing, Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah. Results and Conclusion: The results of this study show (1) Types of creative leadership in these two schools include being innovative, engaging in the community, providing opportunities for students to develop, and focusing on social and humanitarian contributions. (2) The application of principals' creative leadership in empowering teacher performance in schools is carried out by encouraging innovation in learning, providing support and training, recognizing and rewarding superior performance, developing joint learning plans, providing emotional support, facilitating teacher collaboration, implementing an equitable evaluation system, and integrating educational technology. Research implications: The implications of creative values applied in cottages, especially in terms of raising cottages, are proactive, advanced, inclusive, do not impose and do not prohibit, and even provide education to the community so that according to the direction of Islamic boarding schools that uphold Islamic teachings, can be implemented and applied. Originality/value: the originality of this research lies in pesantren which includes Islamic educational institutions with creative leadership that is not stagnant, and always runs and develops dynamically.

Leadership capabilities and organizational culture on the agility of low-cost Islamic education organization

Islamic based low-cost private school facing a suffer from a lack of new students due to the incapability to adapt to current condition. They are already “lost in the competition” with other school. This quality also includes the inability of the low-cost private schools to adapt with technology and change. Another finding is that low-cost private schools struggling in managing the funding and management. Low-cost private high school has become a key support in ensuring the fulfilment 12-year compulsory education stated by Indonesian Education Law. With only 40 percent of the total population able to attend public schools, the government as well as the private sector needs to accommodate affordable private schools to meet the need of high schools in Jakarta. Low-cost private schools become essential in providing the gap between the need of schools from the total population of students and the availability of the public school. The previous study highlighted organizational agility with the mediation of Islamic Work Ethic can be achieved through leadership capability and organizational culture, whilst several studies also suggest that Islamic Work Ethics or Istiqamah have no impact in promoting organizational agility. This research conducted in 2022–2023 encompassed 133 low-cost private high school in Jakarta in which all of them are Islamic low-cost private high school. The finding of this study is that school principal leadership capabilities and school culture are positively affect school agility with Istiqamah as mediated variable.

교직 만족도 및 교사 효능감에 영향을 미치는 요인 탐색: 세대 간 비교를 중심으로

[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the factors affecting teacher satisfaction and efficacy of Generation X and millennial teachers. [Methods] To achieve this goal, the factors affecting teacher satisfaction and efficacy were analyzed using the Ordinary Least Square and Quantile regression for teacher data in the 6th year of the Gyeonggi Education Panel Study(GEPS) Elementary Panel. [Results] First, Factors affecting satisfaction in teaching jobs were found to be the degree of change in classes due to the expansion of open classes, satisfaction in current schools, participation in teaching improvement activities, and effect of training. In the case of millenials, the degree of change in classes due to the expansion of open classes, academic background, the leadership of school principals, and satisfaction in current schools. Second, the factors affecting teacher efficacy of the X-generation were the degree of class change due to the expansion of open classes, the degree of teacher cooperation, the current school climate, the degree of school satisfaction, the effect of training, community relationship, major education policy awareness, and in the case of millenials, gender, teaching career, teacher cooperation degree, principal leadership, participation in teaching improvement activities, and awareness of major education policies. [Conclusion] Through the analysis results, the teacher wage system, support for the principal's leadership, and the necessity of improving the senior teacher system were suggested

Kepemimpinan Yang Efektif Berbasis Kearifan Lokal Sumba TImur di SMA Negeri 1 Pandawai

The principal's leadership is an important component in the school, because it sets various policies and rules that will guide the school. One of the determinants of the progress of an educational institution is the leadership of the school principal. Effective school principal leadership must be able to carry out the vision and policies of the government and those that have been determined together. However, in reality in the field, subordinates (teachers and administrative staff) do not easily accept and implement the government's vision and policies or school policies that have been mutually agreed upon. The proof is that there are still many schools that have not been able to implement the vision in the form of action, sometimes the decisions taken do not involve subordinates, communication between leaders and subordinates is not good so that recognizing each member/subordinate will be difficult, so that leadership will not bring influence or change to the community. the institution. Basically, all input, policies and new breakthroughs are more easily accepted if they are conveyed using an approach based on the local customs/wisdom of the East Sumba community. This is caused by the culture or local wisdom of the East Sumba people which is still very influential in all aspects of life. A leader must be able to carry out policies that continue to be determined by the government by paying attention to the local wisdom of the community which has been embedded and become a guideline for social life before there is a government policy. So that culture and local wisdom can be implemented simultaneously, when policies are unable to solve a problem, that's where the leader will take an approach based on the local wisdom of the community. Vice versa, when local wisdom cannot solve a problem, then government policy will be used to solve the problem. This research topic is divided into two, namely, leadership and local wisdom. The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between leadership and local wisdom of East Sumba, describe the characteristics of leadership based on local wisdom of East Sumba, and analyze the effectiveness of the leadership of school principals based on local wisdom of East Sumba at SMA Negeri 1 Pandawai

KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL KEPALA SEKOLAH TERHADAP KUALITAS LAYANAN AKADEMIK

The quality of school academic services is an effort provided by educational institutions in the form of responsive, friendly and accurate service, providing individual attention, providing adequate facilities and administration to meet the expectations and satisfaction of users of educational services in the field of learning. The aim of this research is to describe the influence of transformational leadership on the quality of academic services at A-accredited private MTs in Pamijahan Bogor District. The number of samples taken was 102 teachers, using a probability sampling method with a simple random sampling technique. The research method used is quantitative research with data collection techniques using questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is simple linear regression. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that transformational leadership has a positive effect on the quality of academic services. This shows that the stronger the transformational leadership, the higher the quality of academic services available at the school. Therefore, to improve the quality of academic services, we hope to pay more attention to the transformational leadership of school principals in order to improve the quality of academic services.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP IN ENHANCING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AT SMK MIFTAHUL ULUM TUMPENG WONOSARI, BONDOWOSO

Effective leadership of school principals is considered a crucial factor in creating a supportive learning environment. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the principal's leadership in enhancing teachers' professional skills at SMK Miftahul Ulum Tumpeng Wonosari, Bondowoso. The method used is a qualitative descriptive approach, utilizing data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The researcher observed the effectiveness of the principal's leadership by taking notes and recordings. Additionally, the researcher conducted interviews with the principal, teachers, and administrative staff at SMK Miftahul Ulum. Once the data was collected, the researcher performed data reduction, classification, validation, and coding based on the data types, followed by interpretation. The results showed that there were three aspects observed in the principal's leadership at SMK Miftahul Ulum, namely strategies to improve teachers' professional competence, challenges faced in this process, and the impact of the principal's leadership on enhancing teachers' professional competence. The strategies to enhance teachers' competence include training programs, workshops, performance assessments, and evaluations. Meanwhile, the challenges faced include global competition and changes in the educational curriculum. The positive impact of the principal's leadership is evident in the improvement of teachers' teaching quality, the creation of a conducive work environment, and the enhancement of students' academic achievements. Thus, this study concludes that the principal's leadership at SMK Miftahul Ulum Tumpeng has proven effective in improving teachers' professional competence. These findings provide practical implications for other educational institutions in efforts to improve education quality by focusing on teacher competence development. The suggested recommendations include increasing policy support, allocating adequate resources, and enhancing the frequency and quality of professional development programs.

A Systematic Review Analysis on Instructional Leadership Styles: Exploring Research Foci, Conceptual Models, Methodological Designs, and Geographical Distributions

Aims: This study explored the various literature on Instructional leadership of secondary school principals. This study aimed to answer the following questions based on (1) the geographic distribution of the distributed leadership literature published globally; (2) methodological designs (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods) have been adopted and data collection tools used; (3) the nature of literature in terms of research foci; and (4) conceptual frameworks/models are predominant in the relevant literature publications between 2012 and 2022. Study Design: Systematic review analysis. Place and Duration of Study: The systematic review of existing literature was carried-out last 2023 and analyzed relevant studies on instructional leadership from 2012-2022. Methodology: This study utilized the systematic review analysis using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) as the functional research design in answering the research questions. The study used the Google scholar and Eric as the main database search platform for seeking relevant literature. These databases have an advanced search method to set the desired operative words, the year of publication, and it provides the data based such as in-full text version, peer-reviewed, written in English, research design, etc. Results: As a result of the systematic analysis, this study exposed notable variations in terms of research design employed, and the locale of the study. Based on the synthesis of the various research studies, it was observed that instructional leadership is currently being studied against students, teachers, and school performances. Moreover, the widely used conceptual framework used was exploratory, and a direct effect model. Conclusion: Finally, the framework provided by this study and the overview of the challenges outlined here may help to improve the delivery of instructional leadership among secondary school principals and will serve as the foundation for future research projects and policy decisions.

Successful School Principals Balancing Ethical, Personal and Collective—A Norwegian Case

Over the past two decades, there has been extensive research into what constitutes successful school principal leadership under the assumption that leaders’ practices are significant and context-dependent on their school organization. By investigating how successful principals balance their personal ethical leadership dispositions and their intention of sharing leadership, this paper aims to contribute to the knowledge of how school principals need to balance the ethical, personal, and collective as the top leader of the school. Findings from the interviews suggested that a central aspect in the Norwegian school principals’ characteristics of their leadership practices is student wellbeing and collaborative effort for school quality and student learning. Norwegian successful school principals seem to be relatively unaware of aspects of power use in their leadership practices. Dilemmas arise in the complexity of ensuring individual and collective effort and responsibility for the school to function in accordance with the societal mandate.

Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Autentik dan Komitmen Afektif terhadap Kinerja Guru pada MAS Berbasis Pondok Pesantren di Kota Tangerang Selatan

This research aims to examine and analyze the problem as the variable studied, according to the hypothesis being tested, namely: (1) There is a direct influence of the principal's authentic leadership on teacher performance, (2) There is a direct influence of teacher affective commitment on teacher performance, and ( 3) There is a direct influence of the principal's authentic leadership on teacher affective commitment. The research method is a quantitative method and was carried out on Islamic boarding school-based MAS teachers in South Tangerang City, a population of 133 teachers with a research sample of 53 teachers selected by random sampling. The results of this research show: First, there is a positive direct influence of the principal's authentic leadership on teacher performance obtained by the regression equation: = 94,050 + 0,899 X1 path coefficient (р31) = 0.636, so it can be concluded that there is a positive and significant direct influence of the principal's authentic leadership on teacher performance of 40,4%. Second, there is a positive direct influence of teacher affective commitment on teacher performance. The regression equation is obtained: = 105,930 +0,798 X2 of 35,0%, Third, there is a positive direct influence of the principal's authentic leadership on teachers' affective commitment with the regression equation: = 79,280 + 0,586 X1 path coefficient value (р21) = 0.504, it can be concluded that there is a positive and significant direct influence of the principal's authentic leadership on teachers' affective commitment of 25,4%. Based on the findings of this research, it can be used as useful information for teachers, in particular, and all related parties. As an effort to improve teacher performance through the authentic leadership of school principals and increasing better teacher affective commitment.

Leadership of Female School Principals in Improving School Quality Culture: Case Study at SMA Negeri 1 Selong, Indonesia

Leadership of Female School Principals in Improving School Quality Culture: Case Study at SMA Negeri 1 Selong, Indonesia

Effect of Distributed and Instructional Leadership of Chinese School Principals on the Job Satisfaction of Teachers: A Conceptual Paper

School principals’ leadership behaviours influence the job satisfaction of the teacher, which in turn, defines the effectiveness of the school climate. Therefore, it is crucial to know how the leaderships styles, specially the distributed and instructional leadership, affect the job satisfaction of the teachers in the Chinese school context. So, the aim of the study is to analyse the effect of distributed and instructional leadership of Chinese school principals on the job satisfaction of teachers along with the mediating roles of reward, motivation, and effectiveness. In order to achieve the aim, the study adopted a “review-style” research method and explored the relevant past literature. The researcher confined the time frame from 2019 to 2024 to include the most recent studies and the theses, books, and discussions were not utilized as they did not fit into the standard of research articles. In the context of educational policy and school management practices worldwide, the implications of this study are significant. Therefore, suitable leadership interventions would improve teachers’ work satisfaction and consequently, the students’ achievements.

Managerial Leadership of School Principals in Empowering Education Personnel at SMP Negeri 4 Jombang

Managerial Leadership of School Principals in Empowering Education Personnel at SMP Negeri 4 Jombang

Assessing digital leadership of junior high school principals

Digital leaders are not necessarily experts in computer programming; rather, they are individuals capable of leveraging information technology to achieve organizational goals in the current era of digitalization. This research analyzes the digital leadership aspects or dimensions of junior high school principals in Sukabumi City, West Java, Indonesia. Specifically, it examines whether the digital leadership of these principals has met the target, is on target, or still falls short in enhancing the digital competence of 21st-century teachers. The study employs a qualitative descriptive design, utilizing interviews and observations as instruments. Data were collected from three junior high schools, involving three principals and nine teachers in Sukabumi City. The qualitative analysis was conducted using Atlas.Ti version 8. The research findings reveal several obstacles in the implementation of digital initiatives, including budget constraints, insufficient digital competence among teachers, and uneven infrastructure, all of which have hindered effectiveness in meeting the targets. Consequently, the study suggests that principal support, increased teacher literacy, and the formation of innovation teams are crucial for effective digital leadership and the successful achievement of school program targets.

Development of a Model of Transformational Leadership Behavior and Ethical Leadership of Elementary School Principals in Creating Excellent Schools

Objective: This research aims to demonstrate elementary school principals' transformational and ethical leadership behavior. Method: This research is a type of research and development (R&D) research, and the development carried out refers to the Borg & Gall theory. The population of this study was school principals in Cluster 1 Diponegoro, Kasui District, Way Kanan Regency. The sample for this research was determined using a total sampling technique based on the research objectives: nine school principals in Gugus 1 Diponegoro. The data collection tool uses a valid and reliable questionnaire instrument. The data analysis technique uses a practicality test and questionnaire feasibility test with a calculated average value of 90 in the practical category. Results: The research results show that the model of transformational leadership behavior and ethical leadership of elementary school principals is practical. This is because the model of transformational leadership behavior and ethical leadership of school principals can significantly influence the quality and performance of teaching staff to create superior schools. Novelty: This research studies the topic further, showing that the model of transformational leadership behavior and ethical leadership of school principals greatly influence the quality and performance of teachers.

School Principal Leadership in Strengthening Organizational Climate Based on Maja Labo Dahu Local Wisdom in High-Performing High Schools

This study aims to describe the values of local wisdom, Maja Labo Dahu, that color the school principal's leadership in strengthening the organizational climate based on Maja Labo Dahu local wisdom, the school principal's leadership strategies in strengthening the organizational climate based on Maja Labo Dahu local wisdom, and the impact of leadership on school performance. This research uses a qualitative design by data collection techniques include participant observation, interviews, and document studies. The results show that the values of local wisdom, Maja Labo Dahu, that appear in the principal's leadership are the cultural values of Renta Ba Lera Kaboda Ba Ade, Mufaka Ra Dampa, Suu Sawau Sia Sawale, and Tahopara Nahu Sura Ba Dou Labo Dana. There are four leadership strategies: implementing Maja Labo Dahu local wisdom values in school leadership, strengthening the organizational climate, adopting a family-based leadership approach, and involving school members in decision-making.

Digital Leadership of School Principals in Indonesia: Strategic Interventions Needed

This study aims to explore the digital leadership of school principals in terms of measurement and leadership characteristics that are difficult to realize in schools. The research method uses a mixed research approach: quantitative followed by qualitative. Quantitative data was obtained through instruments filled in by teachers with a total of 623 respondents in Indonesia. The instrument before deployment has been confirmed to meet the test of readability and validity of the content. Quantitative data analysis using the Rasch Model. Qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviews with ten respondents to deepen the essential findings of quantitative data. The results of this study show that the research instrument has been able to measure precisely and reliably the digital leadership of school principals. Three characteristics of digital leadership are challenges to be realized: digital competitive intelligence, digital communication, and digital resilience. Strategic interventions such as those proposed in this study are needed to improve the digital leadership of school principals.

The influence of school principal leadership, teachers’ creativity and motivation on teachers’ performance in vocational high schools in Bangka Regency

The influence of school principal leadership, teachers’ creativity and motivation on teachers’ performance in vocational high schools in Bangka Regency