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How to Cite: Istaryatinigtias, I., & Rusin, R. (2021). The Effect of Head Managerial Leadership on Teacher’s
Professionalism. Al-Ta lim Journal, 28(2). doi:https://doi.org/10.15548/jt.v28i2.680
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Grissom & Loeb, 2009; Marks & Printy, 2003; learning capacity of the students (Beijaard,
Wind et al., 2019). Meijer and Verloop, 2004; Han, 2017; Palmer,
2016; Schepens, Aelterman, & Vlerick, 2009).
Teachers are one of the elements in the
field of education that should play active roles Teacher professionalism is affected by
and place their position as professional staffs a lot of factors, such as among others, principal
in line with the increasing demands from the managerial leadership. The principal
society. In this case, they do not only serve as managerial leadership will color the image of
educators that transfer sciences, but also as the school he or she leads. A principal as an
educators that convey values as well as education lead should be able to influence and
counselors that lead and guide students in lead teachers, and students, and support the
learning. The completeness of the number of attainment of the vision and missions
educators and the teacher quality will influence determined by the school and create a
students’ success in learning where it ends in conducive learning environment. Furthermore,
the betterment of the quality of education. the principal managerial leadership should also
Therefore, teachers are professionally be viewed from the ability to be the
demanded to implement their tasks. coordinator of teachers, make changes by
applying total quality management principles,
The school system throughout world creating competitions and rewards in the
recognizes that the teaching quality is the most schools themselves or other schools. A
crucial factor impacting on the students’ principal is also required to possess managerial
learning outcomes (Darling-Hammond, 2000; leadership to direct, develop, and lead the
Hattie, 2008; Lee, 2003). Each year, in the school citizens existing at the school. He or she
efforts to improve the teaching quality, it needs should be able to plan and organize his/her
professional principals and a system designed school well, to do his/her job correctly and
to ensure that there is a master involved in make evaluations of all jobs carried out.
learning activities professionally and
sustainably. The principal managerial leadership is
expected to be able to create a school
But some research results showed organization climate that is more conducive to
strong evidence from the nature of activities play roles in improving teacher
(Avalos, 2011; Cordingley, Bell, Evans, & professionalism. The principal managerial
Firth, 2005; Guskey & Yoon, 2009; Vescio, leadership is also hoped to be able to hush any
Ross, & Adams, 2008). Moreover, the master frictions among teachers and among other
professional attitudes show a clear correlation schooling components, to influence all people
with practices in the classrooms. The result is involved in the education process to attain the
that learning materials are more quickly school objectives and quality.
absorbed and in the learning process, there is a
good cooperation in the classroom starting One of the efforts that may be made by
from the professional attitudes of the Selangor a principal as the leader at school to increase
Masters (CAEP), 2015; Cuban, 2013; Darling- teachers’ empowerment in teaching is through
Hill, Beisiegel and Jacob, 2013; Kennedy Human Resource Management (HRM). It is an
(2016). alternative strategy to develop the education
quality in schools. One of the crucial
Day, Kington, Stobart, and Sammons weaknesses is the simplest management in
(2013) noted that there is an unavoidable terms of the human resource, the curriculum,
reciprocal correlation between the professional other education components so that education
attitudes of the Selangor masters and the result is well implemented.
of the learning process. Personal, social,
professional masters of of Sepang, Mouriniki As a result, the principal’s efforts to
and others. Master professional attitudes may develop the teacher professionalism in the
mean as a kind of self-conception where there teaching-learning activities at school through
is a master commitment to the welfare and the the improvement of human resource
management are crucially done, since the discipline teacher will become a role model for
teacher professionalism in teaching may be his/her students and as a standard for the one
well managed if all their potencies are made who possesses responsibility. Therefore, a
use of as much as possible so that high-quality teacher who is discipline in doing his/her tasks
outputs of school education will be produced. as a civil servant will automatically be formed
in his/her discipline if she/he is always based
In such principal managerial on and starts from a small thing and this later
leadership, the development of teacher will become a habit and then it is internalized
professionalism may be easily done since in in him/herself.
accordance with the function, a principal
understands the school needs she/ leads. This METHOD
will cause the teacher competences not to stop
at their competences they possessed before but A quantitative method and a path
develop and improve well with the hope that analysis were applied in this present research.
their professionalism will be realized. Since A method is a way done to collect information
professional teachers not only master the field from population with an objective to explain
of science, teaching materials, and proper and clarify a phenomenon that occur by
methods, but also motivate the students, examining the correlations among variables. In
possess good skills and wide insights of the this research, the endogenous or dependent
world of education. variable was (X3) and the independent
variables were (X1) and (X2). The correlation
The application of principal managerial between the exogenous and endogenous
leadership means being able to improve the variables may be presented as follows:
quality of education in the unit of education.
Principals in leading their schools also need
teachers to take part in improving the learning Exogenous Variable
quality (Dee & Wyckoff, 2015; Tangkilisan, Endogenous Variable
2005; Yogaswara et al., 2010). This is in line
with the research results made by Darling-
Hammond (2010) that improving education
may be conducted through the evaluation of
teacher performances that may predict their
success. Based on the results of interviews and
pre-surveys made, it was revealed that some Figure 1 The model of Problem Constellation
principals of elementary schools in Johar Baru Note:
subdistrict had got managerial abilities. It was X1 = Principal managerial leadership
showed by their abilities in coordinating the X2 = Teacher work discipline
existing teachers in doing their services tasks X3 = Teacher professionalism.
in school such as in the field of curriculum,
students’ affairs, facility and infrastructures,
and human relation. But some principals still In this study the technique used in data
had low managerial leadership. There were collection is a questionnaire (questionnaire).
some teachers who had not seriously done their Questionnaire is a data collection technique
tasks, but they were not reminded by their that is carried out by giving a set of questions
principals. or written statements to respondents to answer
(Sugiyono, 2014), then to produce quantitative
Another factor influencing teacher data the questionnaire is equipped with a
professionalism is their work discipline. measurement scale. With a measurement scale,
Discipline is a process of self-control, where the value of the variable measured using
the formation of one’s discipline needs a long certain instruments can be expressed in the
process, and it is full of responsibility. A form of numbers, so that it will be more
teacher should be able to give an example in accurate, efficient, and communicative.
discipline to his/her students since a figure of a
The data analysis technique uses SPSS following will be described the research results
18.0 for windows statistics, which is used in holistically so that the essence of the research
data analysis of the research variables of findings will emerge.
principal managerial leadership (X1), teacher
work discipline (X2), and teacher For the first hypothesis, the result of the
professionalism (X3) as follows: first, testing of the hypothesis 1 revealed that the
Descriptive statistics for each variable include: principal managerial leadership positively and
measures of concentration (mean, median, significantly affect the teacher
mode); measure of data diversity (range, professionalism. If the principal managerial
variance, and standard deviation); histogram, leadership works well, the teacher
and other data. Second, Correlation and professionalism will increase. This is proved
Regression. The data were analyzed by the value of the regression coefficient of
descriptively and inferentially. Descriptive 0.874.
analysis consists of presenting histogram data,
The value of the determination
calculating the mean, median, mode, standard
coefficient (R Square) of 0.7939 showed that
deviation, and theoretical range of each
70.39% teacher professionalism was
variable. Inferential analysis (hypothesis
influenced by the principal managerial
testing) with path analysis, previously it was
leadership while the rest 20.61% was affected
necessary to test the data analysis
by other causes beyond the scope of this
requirements, namely normality,
research. Moreover, the value of the F count
homogeneity, regression linearity tests, then
is greater than that of the F Table (420.16 >
the analysis was carried out as follows: 1)
3.96) and (420,16 > 6.90), the value of the t
Regression, to test the prediction or prediction
count is greater than that of the t table (20.49
of the effect of X1 on X3 and X2 on X3, and
>1.66) at the significance level of 5% and that
X1 on X2. The coefficient of determination,
the value of the t count is greater than that of
followed by the significance test of the
the t table (20.49 >2,.6) at the significance
exploratory regression coefficient (path
level of 1%. It means that the H1 is accepted.
analysis). 2) Correlation, to examine the
This shows that the principal managerial
closeness of the effect of X1 on X3, X2 on X3,
leadership positively and significantly affected
and X1 and X2. 3) Path analysis, to examine
the teacher professionalism.
the influence of the dependent variable (X3)
and exogenous variables (X1 and X2) to This is in line with Yamin’s opinion
determine the closeness of the effect of the (2012) that the leadership factors possess
exogenous variable (which affects) on the aspects of quality managers and leader teams
endogenous dependent variable (which is in giving encouragement, spirits, directions,
affected). and work support to teachers. A Good
principal leadership in this case at SDN Bianan
RESULT AND DISCUSSION II and III, made the teacher professionalism
better. It was proved by the result of the
The results of the descriptive analysis regressive analysis that the coefficient of the
of the independent variable consisting of the principal managerial leadership was positive.
principal managerial leadership and the
teacher work discipline showed that the Based on the correlation and regression
independent variable supported the teacher tests of the principal managerial leadership
professionalism at SDN Binaan II and III in (X1) and the teacher professionalism (Z3), it
Johar Baru subdistrict, Central Jakarta. This can be concluded that the hypothesis is
was shown by some research subjects who accepted. Therefore, there was a positive effect
were under the high or very high categories of the principal managerial leadership to the
when they answered questions to each teacher professionalism. It means that one of
independent variable. This is supported by the the ways to improve the teacher
fact that the third alternative hypothesis professionalism is to increase the principal
proposed in this research is accepted. The managerial leadership.
For the second hypothesis, the result of principal managerial leadership positively and
the testing of the hypothesis 2 exhibited that significantly affected the teacher work
teacher work discipline positively and discipline. If the principal managerial
significantly affected the teacher leadership works well, the teacher work
professionalism. If the teacher work discipline discipline will be better. This is proved by the
may be well implemented, teacher the value of the regression coefficient of 0.967.
professionalism will be better. This is proved
by the value of the regression coefficient of The value of the determination
0,700. coefficient (R Square) of 0.6905 showed that
69.05% teacher professionalism is influenced
The value of the determination by principal managerial leadership, while the
coefficient (R Square) of 0.6889 revealed that 30.95% is explained by other causes beyond
68.89% teacher professionalism was affected this research. Moreover, the value of the F
by teacher work discipline, while the rest, count is greater than the value of the F Table
31.11% was explained by other causes beyond (244.27 > 3.96) and (420.16 > 6.90) and that
the scope of this research. Moreover, the the value of the t count is greater than that of
value of the F count is greater than that of the the t table ((15.52 >1.66) at the significance
F Table (231.40 > 3.96) and (420.16 > 6.90) level of 5% and that the value of the t count is
and the value of the t count is greater than that greater than that of the t table (15.53 >2.36) at
of the t table ((15.52 >1.66) at the significance the significance level of 1%. This means that
level of 5% and the value of t count is greater the H1 is accepted, namely the principal
than the value of the table (15.53 >2.36) at the managerial leadership positively and
significance level of 1%. This means that the significantly influenced the teacher work
H1 is accepted, namely the teacher work discipline.
discipline positively and significantly
influenced the teacher’s professionalism. This is in accordance with Danim’s
opinion (2013) the that principal managerial
It is in the same vein the view proposed leadership factors are the determinant in the
by Supardi (2014) that discipline is a condition teacher work discipline. It is the principal who
established and formed through a process of a is responsible whether the teachers and the
series of behaviors showing values of school staffs work optimally. The task of a
obedience, submission, loyalty, kilter, and principal is double where one task is closely
orderliness. Discipline will result in obedience, related to the other either it is direct or indirect
loyalty, kilter, and orderliness. Discipline will namely: coordinating, directing, and
make one know and able to distinguish what supporting anything dealing with his greatly
should be done, what is obliged to do and what complex main task. The good principal
may be done. A person whose discipline is leadership at SDN Binaan II and III improved
greatly attached to him will show disciplinary the teacher work discipline. It was proved by
attitudes or actions and he will be burdened if the result of the regressive analysis that the
he is not disciplinary. value of the coefficient of the principal
managerial leadership was positive.
Based on the correlation and regression
tests of the teacher discipline variable (X2) and Based on the correlation and regression
the teacher professionalism (X3), it can be tests of the principal managerial leadership
concluded that the hypothesis is accepted. As a (X1) and the work discipline (X3), it can be
result, there were positive effects of the teacher concluded that the hypothesis is accepted. So,
work discipline on the teacher professionalism. there was a positive effect of the principal
It means that one of the ways to improve the managerial leadership on the teacher work
teacher professionalism is to increase the discipline. It means that one of the ways to
teacher work discipline. improve the principal managerial leadership is
to increase the teacher work discipline.
For the third hypothesis, the result of
the testing of the hypothesis 3 showed that the