Good School Governance: An Approach to Principal’s Decision-Making Quality in Indonesian Vocational School

The purpose of this research is to examine the model of good school governance and to establish the correlation between good school governance and the principal’s decision making in Indonesian vocational school contexts. The samples of the present quantitative descriptive study are the vocational school principals, vice-principals, and teachers by considering the representation of all provinces in Indonesia. The data were gathered from a structured questionnaire survey of 838 respondents. The factor analysis was applied to bring out the latent variables representing the attributes, and later, the causality between these variables was established using structural equation modeling (SEM). The result of confirmatory factor analysis shown that good school governance was constructed by six principles, namely; transparency, accountability, responsibility, autonomy, fairness, and participation. Supported by empirical evidence, good school governance has have impacted positively on the quality of the principal’s decision making. The research has affirmed that good school governance facilitates the participation of teachers and educational staff in the decision-making process. Moreover, good school governance improves a decision-making quality through the empowerment of teachers, the delegation of authority, and encouragement of shared decision-making.

EKSPLORASI KULTUR BERBASIS PROGRAM HOLISTIC INTEGRATIF DI SMP ISTIQOMAH SAMBAS PURBALINGGA

The holistic, integrative program is needed for excellent schools because this program offers a variety of integrative services that support school programs to be more optimal. The service aims to know the implementation of a holistic, integrative program to support school culture at SMP Istiqamah Sambas Purbalingga, Central Java. The service method with case studies is based on findings in the field through direct observation data collection techniques and interviews with school principals, teachers, and students. The activity results show that the implementation begins with problem analysis, socialization, monitoring and evaluation of the program, and follow-up. SMP Istiqamah Sambas shows a good school culture based on monitoring and evaluating the holistic, integrative program of more than 75% achieved for each service indicator so that the holistic, integrative program effectively improves the superior school culture

The Effect of Leadership and Motivation in Measuring Accountability Using the Calibrating Public Accountability Model (CPA Model)

The use of school aid funds (BOS) must be accounted for by the beneficiary schools. The performance of a school can be judged by how good the accountability of the school is. The principal plays an important role in realizing accountability in the school he leads. The principal's leadership and motivation are factors that can encourage the achievement of good school accountability. This study aims to determine the effect of leadership and motivation in measuring accountability using the CPA (Calibrating Public Accountability Model) measurement model. The research method used is quantitative verification. The population in this study were all school principals in West Bandung Regency and Cimahi City with the sample technique using a simple random technique. Data collection techniques using questionnaires. Data analysis technique using PLS. The results showed that there was an effect of leadership on accountability, while motivation had no effect on accountability. Simultaneously leadership and motivation affect accountability.

Implementation of java cultural education in elementary school in Yogyakarta

The purpose of the study was to describe the implementation of Javanese cultural education in elementary schools in Yogyakarta. The research method is a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection techniques used field observation techniques, in-depth interviews, and documentation studies. Analysis of the data that has been collected is reduced and presented. Conclusions on the implementation of Javanese education and culture are as follows: (1). Implementation of the school's vision, mission and goals (2). Curriculum development in Javanese cultural education (3). Javanese cultural education learning (4). Habituation in Javanese cultural educators. Supporting factors are (a) good school background (b). Local government regulations support (c). Complete facilities and infrastructure (d) support from all school components (e). Good school management 6). Students come from Javanese society. Inhibiting factor (a). There are no expert instructors (b). There are no standard guidelines (c). Student interest is changing, (d). Lack of teachers in developing Javanese cultural education (e). Not maximal in utilizing learning media.

School Re-Entry of Adolescent Patients Discharged from Psychiatric Hospital: One Step in Continuous Quality Improvement

Objective: School re-entry following hospitalization for psychiatric care has been reported as difficult for many adolescent patients. Continuous quality improvement initiatives may improve programming to enhance school re-entry experiences. The purpose of this study was to explore the school re-entry perspectives of the youth discharged from a psychiatric inpatient unit after implementing programs that patients previously identified as needed. Methods: A survey was administered to the youth about one month after discharge to gather their perspective of their school re-entry, along with self-rated resilience and stress. Results: Twenty-six youth (23%) participated in the post-discharge survey who reported a mean age of 15.6 years (SD 1.0), 77% identified as female, 13 (50%) provided very positive re-entry comments, eight (31%) reported moderately positive experiences, and five (19%) reported a very poor school re-entry. Mean perceived resilience (4.01, SD 0.6) and stress (3.42, SD 0.8) scores suggest youth thought they had good resilience and moderate stress. Conclusions: Most youth reported a good school re-entry. Considerable concerns remain for the 19% who reported a poor school re-entry who may benefit from specialized outpatient or day programming post-discharge before attempting a return to school. Future directions for research are provided.

Recommended Organization-wide Approach to Address Bullying

Bullying is becoming more and more recognised as a wellbeing concern in Australia and throughout the world. It has a significant detrimental influence on kids, according to research. The purpose of this study is to look into the prevalence of bullying, its effects, and possible coping strategies. The topic of bullying was addressed based on a study of the literature and prevalence statistics. The results revealed that bullying may be addressed through a variety of approaches, including the introduction of SEL programs and the employment of a whole-school approach. To cope with bullying, it is advised that a SEL team be formed, the schoolhouse be assessed, good school values be instilled, and staff preparedness be increased.

Sistem Informasi Pencatatan dan Pembayaran SPP Metode Payment Gateway Midtrans Berbasis Website Pada SMK YPT 1 Purbalingga

In the digital era, innovation continues to emerge, as can be seen from the number of startups, especially in the financial technology sector, which are considered to be able to accelerate human work. SMK YPT 1 Purbalingga is a Vocational High School located in Purbalingga Regency, Central Java. SPP transaction activities are carried out manually from payments, recordings, financial transaction reports, and often information is not conveyed to the guardians of students. SMK YPT 1 Purbalingga also has a vision and mission, one of which is to implement good school governance so that it requires a system that can assist SPP administration until transaction reports become efficient and effective. The method for designing the system is the prototype method. The system was created using the PHP programming language and MySQL database, which were analyzed using White Box, Black Box, Hypothesis Testing, Normalization Testing, Validity Testing, Reliability Testing and Benefit Testing. The result of the system created is the Website-based Mindtrans Payment Gateway Payment and Registration Information System. Based on the results of the benefit test, it shows the average value of Efficiency 92.43%, Reliability 86.36%, Correctness 92.04%, Usability 90.90%, Maintenance 84.09%, Integrity 97.73%, Portability 87.05 %. The results of hypothesis testing with two variables before and after using the system with Paired Sample T-Test resulted in Sig. (2-tailed) with an average time before 8.9 minutes and after 2.1 minutes so it can be concluded that this system is more helpful for the financial admin in the SPP administration process to be more efficient and effective

Possibilities of Applying Multimedia Technologies in Inclusive Education

Rapidly changing social, economic and cultural environment, the development of digital technologies, the global pandemic that broke out in 2020 and demographic challenges increase society’s need for constant change and improvement. Against the background of these challenges, the need to provide every member of society with equal opportunities for development is emphasized. This is an essential principle of inclusive education. Global and national documents emphasizing the need for inclusive education call for strengthening the ability of education to connect with all learners with behavioral, psychological, physiological or special abilities, regardless of nationality, social status, emphasis on respect for, access to and care for educational diversity, its change and growth. Inclusive education is best defined by the principles of the Good School Characteristics. Therefore, in this work, inclusive education is understood as an educational process characterized by the principles of the Good School Concept. As in all areas of our lives, the successful implementation of the educational process is undoubtedly influenced by digital multimedia technologies. There are often questions about the coherence between the technologies chosen and the process. Therefore, the possibilities of applying of multimedia technologies with inclusive education were chosen as the object of the article. The aim of the research is to evaluate the research areas of researchers analyzing the possibilities of multimedia technologies on the basis of the analysis of scientific literature, which are in line with the essential principles of inclusive education. The study concludes that the quality and values of educators’ competencies become particularly important in inclusive settings, but that there is a lack of formal research that has a direct impact on students’ achievements, social and emotional well-being and personal development. Multimedia technologies can be a great tool to achieve the goals of inclusive education; the attention of researchers working with technologies related to multimedia (sound, image, computer graphics, interactivity of the mentioned media) to pedagogical goals is particularly poor.

The Association between Parental Support and Adolescents’ Psychological Complaints: The Mediating Role of a Good School Climate

Parental support is an important factor affecting young people’s mental well-being, but the school climate also plays an important role. However, few studies have previously examined whether the school climate serves as a mediator for adolescents’ mental health problems. This study aimed to investigate the association between parental support and students’ psychological complaints, while also examining the possible mediating role that a good school climate may have. Data derives from 5783 senior-level students (age 15–16) distributed over 152 school units in Stockholm municipality. Regression linear analysis was used for the analysis and Baron and Kenny’s four-step mediation model has been applied. Sobel’s test was conducted in order to test the significance of the mediation effect. The results show that there is a significant negative association between parental support and students’ psychological complaints, and that school climate has a mediating role in this association. It can be concluded that school climate has a partly mediating role in the association between parental support and students’ psychological complaints. Therefore, it seems important to develop the school climate in order to strengthen this source of support to reduce mental health problems among adolescents.