School Climate in Improving Conducive Learning Quality in MIN 2 Sibolga

Abstract

School climate is “heart” and “breath” in a school. It relates to all interaction components among school members from culture, social until the harmonization of the learning environment which affects the output quality. This study discusses the school climate in increasing learning quality in MIN (State Islamic Primary School) 2 Sibolga. The scope of the study focused on how to produce a school climate and its role in improving learning quality in MIN 2 Sibolga. This study applied the qualitative approach and school activities as the object of the study, such as daily routine, programmed activities, and self-development activities. The result of the study showed that a “conducive” school climate was created well in MIN 2 Sibolga, it could be seen from (1) creating a conducive learning climate, (2) managing school environment, (3) developing school psychologic-cultural routines, and (4) improving “discipline” culture for school members. However, there were some obstacles, such as inadequate infrastructure, low teacher competence, less financing, less student development, and lack of training for the teachers.

Implementasi Komunikasi Organisasi dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pembelajaran

“…Kemampuan berkomunikasi harus dimiliki oleh kepala sekolah yang berfungsi sebagai manager sekolah dalam suatu lembaga pendidikan jika mengharapkan proses aktivitas pendidikan berlangsung optimal. Sebagai manager, kepala sekolah harus dapat mengatur lingkungannya, sarana dan prasarana pendidikan atau berbagai komponen pendidikan secara efektif dan efisien, sehingga upaya untuk meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran dapat tercapai secara optimal (Ajmain & Marzuki, 2019;Syafaruddin et al, 2020). Bahkan dengan adanya implementasi komunikasi yang baik yang diwujudkan kepala sekolah, kepala sekolah akan dapat menentukan tujuan dan mendiagnosis masalah yang ada dalam suatu lembaga pendidikan, memberikan bantuan kepada para guru yang membutuhkan dan memberi penghargaan (rewards) kepada guru yang berprestasi agar mereka lebih profesional lagi dalam tanggung jawabnya sebagai pendidik (Mawaddah et al, 2020;Siagian et al, 2022).…”

Cultivating Religious Character through School Culture

“…School culture is the behind-the-scenes context of a school that shows the values, norms, and traditions built for a long time by the school (Twebaze et al, 2023). This school culture is the spirit of creating a conducive school climate (Syafaruddin et al, 2020). Therefore schools must have distinctive characteristics that can be identified through the values they hold, the attitudes they have, the habits they display, and the actions shown by all school personnel who form a particular unit of the school system.…”