SCHOOL PRINCIPALS' TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BASED ON 6 VALUES SYSTEMS IN IMPROVING TEACHER PERFORMANCE AT SMP JUARA BANDUNG
Abstract
The learning process during the pandemic and post-pandemic with a distance learning model or a combination of online and face-to-face learning resulted in a decline in quality. It is suspected that the performance of teachers who have difficulty interacting with students and the leadership of school principals who are unable to bring about transformation are the main causes. This research aims to: (1) obtain an overview and analyze the transformational leadership of school principals in improving teacher teaching performance in the dimensions of (a) idealization of influence, (b) inspirational motivation, (c) intellectual stimulation, and (d) individual consideration; (2) Finding other dimensions that can be applied to the principal's transformational leadership in improving the teaching performance of teachers in the schools studied. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach by examining natural objects and conditions in the Champion Middle School environment in Bandung City which can support obtaining valid data. Data collection techniques were carried out using triangulation (interviews, observation and documentation), data analysis was deductive, and qualitative research results emphasized meaning rather than generalizations. The research results show that: (1) The principals studied have fulfilled the transformational leadership indicators for each dimension (a) idealization of influence, (b) inspirational motivation, (c) intellectual stimulation, and (d) individual consideration; (2) Internal Value which the principal believes is the fifth dimension of the principal's transformational leadership in improving teacher performance. The implications of this research: (1) as a model for school principals in leading; (2) as a model for teachers in following the principal's leadership style; (3) as a guide for foundations to prepare school principal succession, and (4) Values-based transformational leadership for future researchers.
