Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2021): August

Principal’s efforts to change in schools: A case study in Indonesia

Isnaini Isnaini (Program Studi Pendidikan Islam Anak Usia Dini, STITNU Sakinah Dharmasraya, Dharmas Raya)
Melisa Melisa (Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika, STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat, Padang)
Rusdinal Rusdinal (Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang)
Nurhizrah Gistituati (Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Aug 2021

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims at describing the principals’ efforts to make changes, the factors supporting the changes, and inhibiting factors. Research methodology: This research uses a literature review method to describe the principals’ efforts to make changes, the factors supporting the changes, and inhibiting factors. Results: The results show that (1) the principals’ efforts to make changes include catalysts, creators, facilitators, and stabilizers, (2) the supporting factors are the principals’ efforts to make changes and support from teachers and parents to make these changes, and (3) there are several factors, including inhibiting factors. These factors are unfolding needs which include economy, social needs, self-esteem, and individuals that requirefinding new work methods, new work groups that cause inconvenience and obscurity to achieve, limiting the individuals’ share of information and school organizational resources, and orthodox thinking leading to underdevelopment of knowledge and skills as well as limiting authority, increasing workload, increasing number of rules, and intimidating individual career development. Limitations: This study only focuses on the principle of making changes, the factors supporting the changes, and inhibiting factors. Contribution: This research contributes to the principals’ efforts to make changes, the factors supporting the changes, and inhibiting factors to achieve school goals and a good leader to manage the school.

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jshe

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Religion Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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The Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education (JSHE) is a peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal publishing high-quality manuscripts in forms of original research articles, review articles, book reviews, case reports, and discussions to answer important and interesting questions, develop or ...