<![CDATA[School-Based Management (SBM) is an educational management model that grants schools autonomy to improve educational quality through participatory and decentralized decision-making. However, many previous studies remain limited to single-case contexts, resulting in a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the role of school principals in supporting SBM implementation. This study aims to: (1) identify and describe principals’ efforts in supporting SBM based on recent literature synthesis; and (2) analyze the supporting and inhibiting factors affecting the effectiveness of principals’ roles in SBM. This study employed a library research design with a thematic analysis approach using 15 open-access journal articles on primary school education published between 2022 and 2026. The findings reveal that principals support SBM through participatory leadership, teacher professional development, community involvement, and transparent school management. Supporting factors include leadership commitment, community participation, and government policy support, while inhibiting factors involve limited managerial competence, inadequate resources, and lack of transparency. The study concludes that the success of SBM is strongly influenced by the quality of principal leadership in managing schools effectively and collaboratively.]]>
Copyrights © 2026
