A Successful Female School Principal Leadership At Senior High School 1 Trawas Mojokerto, East Java

Rino Indaru kuswemi; Muchlas samani; Ahmad Sonhadji

Vol-5,Issue-4,July - August 2020

Author: Rino Indaru kuswemi, Muchlas samani, Ahmad Sonhadji

Keywords: Principal leadership, Successful female

Abstract: The present study aimed to analyze the describing a successful female school principal leadership at Senior High School 1 Trawas Mojokerto. This study used a qualitative approach with a multi-site study type. The data collection technique conducted using an in-depth interview, participant observation, and documentation. The analysis stages of the data consisted of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion making. The data validity check has conducted through credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability of the data. Based on the research result, it can conclude that: (1) The leadership of female school principals in Senior High School 1 Trawas Mojokerto in improving the school achievement-oriented to the leadership style of the task behavioral dimension in a democratic, participatory, and distributed manner. A gender stereotype of a woman tells that people who take part in the domestic sector makes them accustomed to performing their duties and responsibilities timely. Based on this theory, the female school principal of Senior High School 1 Trawas Mojokerto played a vital role in the improvement of a favorable attitude to the duties and responsibilities of the teachers and administrative staff, which include discipline, work atmosphere, proposed regulations, and procedures, so that, it can motivate teachers to improve their performance; (2) The leadership of the female school principal highly give a positive influence on teacher work motivation. (3) The principal always gives motivation to teachers continuously related to the teacher's enthusiasm for work, responsibility, and recognition of success for teachers who have done an excellent job; (4) Efforts of principals in motivating teachers to improve their work will have an impact on the quality of student learning.

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.54.29