PERAN KEPEMIMPINAN, ETOS KERJA, DAN PERSEPSI KEPALA SEKOLAH TERHADAP MUTU PENDIDIKAN
Abstract: This research aims
to: (1) find out the description of (a) principal's leadership,(b) work ethos,
(c) perception on the teacher's teaching capability, and (d) quality
ofElementary School; (2) develop and examine the effect of principal's
leadership, workethos, perception of the teacher's teaching capability directly
or indirectly on educationquality. This research was conducted at the elementary
schools in Surakarta from Marchto September 2004. The research method employed
was a descriptive correlation methodthat is expost facto in nature. The
population was the principals of elementary schoolsthroughout Surakarta city.
37 respondents were selected as the sample using clusterrandom sampling
technique. The instrument of data collection employed was questionnairewith
Likert scale for dependent variable: education quality (Y);
independentvariable: principal's leadership (X1), work ethos (X2); and mediating
variable: perceptionof the teacher's teaching capability (X3). Technique of
analyzing data employed wasstatistic technique with correlation regression and
path analysis. From the result ofresearch, it can be concluded that: (1) the
principal's leadership, work ethos, perceptionon the teacher's teaching
capability, and education quality (elementary school) have apositive and
significant relation; (2) there is a direct positive significant effect of
principal'sleadership factor on the quality of education with effective
contribution 26.57%;(3) there is a direct positive significant effect of
principal's work ethos factor on thequality of education with effective
contribution 24.68%; and (4) there is a direct positivesignificant effect of
principal's perception of the teacher's teaching capability factor onthe
quality of education with effective contribution 24.57%.
Penulis: Akhmad Arif Musadad
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd100169