The Relationship Between Principals' Leadership and Quality Culture with Learning Effectiveness in Islamic Junior High Schools

Meldi Barokah, Zulfani Sesmiarni

Abstract


This study aims to examine the relationship between principals’ leadership and quality culture with learning effectiveness in State Islamic Junior High Schools (Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri) in East Agam Regency. A quantitative correlational design was employed. The participants consisted of 169 teachers from three madrasahs selected through total sampling. Data were collected using validated and reliable questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression. The results indicate that principals’ leadership has a strong and significant relationship with quality culture. However, both principals’ leadership and quality culture show no significant relationship, either partially or simultaneously, with learning effectiveness. These findings suggest that the influence of leadership and quality culture on learning effectiveness is indirect and contextual. Therefore, improving learning effectiveness should focus on strengthening classroom instructional practices through continuous academic supervision and enhancing teachers’ pedagogical competence.


Keywords


Principals’ Leadership; Quality Culture; Learning Effectiveness.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Bass, B. M., & Avolio, B. J. (1994). Improving Organizational Effectiveness Through Transformational Leadership. Sage Publications.

Goetsch, D. L., & Davis, S. B. (2014). Quality Management for Organizational Excellence: Introduction to Total Quality (7th ed.). Pearson.

Hallinger, P. (2020). Leadership and school improvement: Supporting educational reform. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 48(4), 563–569.

Hallinger, Philip, & Heck, R. H. (1998). Exploring the Principal’s Contribution to School Effectiveness: 1980–1995. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 9(2), 157–191. https://doi.org/10.1080/0924345980090203

Harvey, L., & Stensaker, B. (2008). Quality Culture: Understandings, Boundaries and Linkages. European Journal of Education.

Hattie, J. (2009). Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. Routledge.

Hattie, J. (2023). Visible Learning: The Sequel. Routledge.

Hoy, W. K., & Miskel, C. G. (2013). Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

Leithwood, K., Day, C., Sammons, P., Harris, A., & Hopkins, D. (2006). Successful School Leadership: What It Is and How It Influences Pupil Learning. National College for School Leadership.

Ministry of Education Research, and Technology, C. (2023). [Education Report].

Sallis, E. (2014). Total Quality Management in Education.

Schein, E H. (2017). Organizational Culture and Leadership.

Schein, Edgar H. (2010). Organizational Culture and Leadership (4th ed.). Jossey-Bass.

Slavin, R. E. (2019). Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research, And Practice. Allyn & Bacon.

Southworth, G. (2002). Instructional Leadership in Schools: Reflections and Empirical Evidence. In School Leadership and Management.

UNESCO. (2021). Global education monitoring report 2021/2022: Non-state actors in education. UNESCO Publishing.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.31004/jele.v11i4.2823

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2026 Meldi Barokah, Zulfani Sesmiarni

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.