The Principal’s Leadership as the Effort to Build Students’ Character

Abstract

Education is an effort to change behavior as well as building the character of the students. The decisive character of students is the foundation for the realization of national dignity in the future. In the education institution, the principal has the responsibility for making an effort to build the students’ character. This research focused on investigating the principal’s leadership in building students’ character. The research method used is descriptive and verification methods—a quantitative method conducted in this research. The data collection, the direct observation within five junior high schools, interviews with five principals of junior high school, and questionnaire (closed and structured) distributed to 85 teachers. The samples determined by using Slovin formulas with a simple random sampling technique. The regression analysis technique used in the process of data analysis. The significant test was done by doing F-test. The result shows that principal leadership is one of the alternative ways to build students’ character. Based on the result, the author suggests that (1) the principal improves information disclosure through communication by maximizing digital communication facilities and holding flag ceremony to convey information optimally. (2) The principal builds solid teamwork and participates in social activities through cooperation with local communities in protecting the environment.

The Effects of Principal’s Competence and School’s Culture on Student’s Character Development

“…As a result, the principal's competency as the X1 variable influences the character development of the Y variable pupils. This result was supported by (Dekawati, 2020).…”

Role of Teachers and Parents in Realizing Character Education in the Digital Era

“…Student-oriented learning is actually the process of forming students' independent attitudes towards each responsibility given to them (Santika, 2020). Independent human resources are one of the indicators needed in the development of a nation's civilization that is strong and able to compete globally with creative and innovative ideas that are raised in learning (Dekawati, 2020;Pradana et al, 2021). If independence is well ingrained in students, parents' worries about the survival of their children will disappear, because children who have strong independence can protect themselves from things forbidden by law and religion and will benefit society (Ritonga, 2021b).…”

The Impact of Digital Leadership on Teachers’ Acceptance and Use of Digital Technologies

“…The study also confirmed that the principal's leadership would influence the behavior of teachers. The better the leadership quality of the principal, the better the behavior of teachers and other school members (Dekawati, 2020;Kin et al, 2018). In general, the leadership quality of the principal will affect the teachers' performance and will further determine the school's success in achieving learning objectives (O'Shea, 2021;Sammons, 2010).…”