A Study on Transformational Leadership for Senior High School Principals: An Institutional Research Approach

This survey focuses on the effects of organizational culture, leadership style and job satisfaction on senior high school principals' performance in East Jakarta. Sixty schools were selected randomly as a unit of analysis and data were analyzed by path analysis. Findings of the research indicated direct effects of: 1) Organizational culture and leadership style on job satisfaction, and 2) Organizational culture, leadership style, and job satisfaction on the principal’s performance. The results also showed indirect effect of organizational culture and leadership style on the principal’s performance through job satisfaction. In addition, job satisfaction was the most dominant variable that effected senior high school principal’s performance.

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THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY, WORK PROCEDURE, AND ORGANIZATION CLIMATE TOWARD THE LEADER EFFECTIVENESS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN DKI JAKARTA PROVINCE

IJER - INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL REVIEW ◽

10.21009/ijer.04.02.11 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 101-107

Author(s):

Irmaini Irmaini

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Path Analysis ◽

High School Principals ◽

Direct Effect ◽

School Environment ◽

School Principals ◽

Senior High School ◽

Quantitative Approach ◽

Leader Effectiveness ◽

Positive Direct

The objective of this research is to study the effect of the personality, work procedure, and organization climate towards the leader effectiveness of senior high school principals in DKI Jakarta Province. This research used quantitative approach through survey. The research involved 91 principals as sample by random sampling. The research was conducted on leader effectiveness of principals involving 91 principals as the sample whom had been selected from the target population as many as 117 principals by using quantitative approach with path analysis method. The data were obtained by distributing questionnaire and analyzed by using path analysis. The result of the research can be concluded: (1) the personality, work procedure, and organization climate had a positive direct effect on leader effectiveness; (2) the personality and work procedure had a positive direct effect on organization climate. Thus, the stakeholders on senior high school of DKI Jakarta Province need to take concrete steps to ensure that in a senior high school environment with a personality and work procedure that guarantee the existence of the senior high school in the future. The implication and limitation of the study are discussed along with the suggestion for further research. Keywords: Personality, Work Procedure, Organization Climate, And Leader Effectiveness

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A History of the Indiana Association of Junior and Senior High School Principals

The bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals ◽

10.1177/019263656204627812 ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 46 (278) ◽

pp. 50-53

Author(s):

Frank C. Mayer

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Principals ◽

School Principals ◽

Senior High School ◽

History Of

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High school principals as leaders: styles and sources of power

International Journal of Educational Management ◽

10.1108/ijem-03-2015-0035 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Vasiliki Brinia ◽

EVA PAPANTONIOU

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Transformational Leadership ◽

High School Principals ◽

Leadership Style ◽

Educational Administration ◽

Work Experience ◽

Design Methodology ◽

School Principals ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Transformational Leadership Style

Purpose This research presents the characteristics of leadership (style adopted, sources of power exercised and factors affecting leadership) of high school principals in Greece. Design/methodology/approach 235 school principals were surveyed using questionnaires. These questionnaires assessed how often they adopted specific practices while managing their school, in relevance to their educational, managerial and administrative duties. Thus, the researchers were able to assess the leadership style of the principals (transactional or transformational) and the sources of power exercised (reward, punishment, expertise, example and information). Findings The majority of school principals in Greece prefer the transformational leadership style instead of the transactional one and they frequently exercise the power of information. There is a strong positive link between the transformational leadership style and the tendency to exercise the power of information. Furthermore, it is shown that the leadership skills grow with the educational/managerial work experience of a school principal. Research limitations/implications The researchers explored the notion of leadership within the context of a centralized educational system, where most critical decisions are taken by central educational administration (e.g. the Greek Ministry of Education). The findings reveal that being a transformational leader in this educational context is not due to the personal characteristics of the school manager (e.g. age, sex, studies). This fact provides insight on issues related to the recruitment/selection and training/development of school managers. Originality/value Taking into consideration the fact that there is currently a strong debate in Greece on whether school staff should be evaluated or not (and under what kind of criteria), these findings could be very useful to central education authorities as well as the whole educational community. Furthermore, they contribute towards a better understanding on school principals; what their personal characteristics are (education, work experience), what their leadership style is, how they manage their schools and what obstacles they face. Therefore, it is hoped that in the future, better processes could be followed on recruiting, evaluating and promoting managerial staff within school units.

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