The COVID-19 pandemic has brought various uncomfortable feelings and experiences for all school members. Instead of lamenting and regretting these unpleasant feelings and experiences, the school principal should see them as an opportunity to act intelligently and wisely in making the school more effective. This study aimed to describe teachers'…

This research aims to determine the influence of emotional intelligence and school principal leadership on teacher work behavior at the Public Senior High Schools (SMA) in Palopo. This research employs a quantitative approach with an ex-post facto causal design, involving 77 teachers from the Public Senior High Schools in Palopo as the research…

Teachers play a significant role and face diverse challenges everyday, therefore escalating the research of teacher well-being and its factors, with leadership being one of them. This review aims to summarize the findings focusing on the differences and teacher's perspectives on teacher well-being and transformational leadership in schools. The…

One of the key pillars of a country's advancement is its educational system; a country is only as advanced as the quality of its education system. The viability of the educational system and the relationships among its constituent parts heavily rely on the work of the school principal. The process of replacing the principal, also known as the…

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the principal's interpersonal communication on the work motivation of teachers in Public High School 1 Merapi Barat. The research method used is descriptive qualitative which is specific to describing, then first of all the author will describe what the results obtained at the research…

Effective learning in schools can only be realized through the intervention of the principals since they are the leader. The principals with effective and efficient leadership present excellent contributions to school quality. This study assesses the principal's leadership in an inclusive high school in Padang, Indonesia. In addition to that, this…

Purpose: The present study sought to investigate school principals' practices in enhancing learning leadership quality in three Indonesian excellent schools. Method: The study employed a case study design. A research sample of 15 participants was taken from three excellent schools, consisting of principals, vice-principals, teachers, education…

The aim of this research is to describe instructional leadership as one of the leadership styles in the context of Madrasah Aliyah teaching and learning, typically at MAN 1 Samarinda, East Kalimantan. In-depth interviews with the school principal and representative teachers from all levels were conducted in order to dig information regarding the…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, abnormal conditions potentially lessened community partnerships in school-based management (SBM), such as democratic erosion at the decision-making or policy-making levels at school. To address these issues, this study aimed at investigating the implementation of SBM at an Islamic elementary school in Indonesia. In…

Effective leadership is needed when the organization faces difficult situations. When major earthquakes and pandemics successively hit North Lombok, the role of teachers and school principals significantly determined the resilience of the school organization's sustainability. The study aims to understand how elementary teachers and principals in…

The rapid development of digital technology impacts the world of education. So, educational institutions need leader figures who can adapt to the development of digital technology. This article aims to explain the leadership of madrasah principals in digital transformation at MIN Blitar City. The method used is descriptive qualitative, collecting…

Based on a long-standing centralized appointment process for principalship, Yogyakarta's secondary school principals have typically taken an authoritarian approach to leadership, and this stance has persisted even amid Indonesia's recent political modernization. To examine the recent emergence of an allocative approach, this case study documented…

This case study examines Indonesian first-grade teachers' emotions when teaching online during the pandemic. This study identifies teachers' emotions towards certain challenges in relation with parents, students, colleagues and school principals. The current study presents the challenges that teachers met and discusses it with emotional…

This research explores the Madrasah Head's leadership role in enhancing teachers' pedagogical competence at Madrasah Aliyah Al Mawasir Lamasi, including various leadership styles and their impact. It also identifies supporting and inhibiting factors. This research employs a qualitative descriptive approach to objectively describe facts or…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate how socio-religious dynamics influence (and are influenced by) principals in Islamic schools. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative case study took place in Semarang, Indonesia. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with school leaders along with school site observations.…