THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN BUILDING A QUALITY SCHOOL AT SMP NEGERI 2 MLANDINGAN

Jamaluddin, Jamaluddin

Proceeding Of International Conference On Education, Society And Humanity
Vol 2, No 1 (2024): Second International Conference on Education, Society and Humanity

Principal leadership was a determining factor in the education process in SMP Negeri 2 Mlandingan. Principal leadership emphasized the formation of student character and not on student grades. The purpose of this study was to describe the leadership style applied and the role of principals as leaders in building high-quality school. This type of research was qualitative research. The research design used was phenomenology. Research used primary data in the form of interviews and observations and used secondary data in the form of documents obtained from school. The data analysis used was an interactive model analysis with source triangulation and methods. The results of this study were: First. Principal leadership had a democratic-monarchic leadership style. This was based on the system that applied in the process of determining policies and decision-making processes carried out jointly.