ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ITS IMPACT ON TEACHER AND STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN HINTERLAND AREA SCHOOLS

Abstract

The leadership style applied by the principal has a vital role in creating an effective learning environment, which can affect teacher motivation and performance as well as students learning motivation. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. This study aims to analyze the principal's leadership style and its impact on teacher and students performance in the hinterland area, especially at SMPN 64 Batam. Data were collected through questionnaires and in-depth interviews with the principal, teachers and students to gain a more comprehensive perspective. The results of the study indicate that the principal's leadership style and its impact on teacher and students performance at SMPN 64 Batam use a participatory leadership style so that the principal is able to encourage better collaboration between teachers and increase their work enthusiasm. Second, the low performance of teachers at the school has an impact on students in their learning process where their interest and motivation to learn are still relatively low. The implication of this study is that the principal's leadership style in improving teacher and students performance needs to be improved to improve the quality of education in the SMPN 64 Batam school environment, if the leadership style used by the principal increases, it is certain that teacher performance will also increase, thus having an impact on the quality of education produced. The findings of this study are expected to provide in-depth insight for policy makers and education practitioners in efforts to improve the quality of leadership in schools, as well as provide recommendations for the development of better leadership strategies at SMPN 64 Batam.