Contribution The Principal Of Madrasah Leadership In Developing A Learning Culture

Abstract

The principal of madrasah as the highest leader has a strategic role in fostering an academic culture for the madrasah community, both teachers and students. There are five dimensions of the madrasah principal's leadership competence that play a role in building academic culture in madrasah. The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of these five dimensions to the development of academic culture for the madrasah community. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative with structured questionnaire techniques, observation and documentation. Research respondents were conducted on 173 madrasah teachers in Bogor. The results showed that the personality dimensions of the madrasah principal in building academic culture received a positive response, namely 66.47%. The managerial dimension of the madrasah principal is indicated by the average number reaching 70.2%. The dimensions of the supervision of the principal of the madrasah are indicated by the average number of 57.66% giving positive answers. The entrepreneurial dimension of the madrasah principal's leadership is perceived by the respondents as very good. This is indicated by positive data, the average reaches 80% while the social dimension of the madrasah principal is also good with an average score of 73.5%. The research novelty, from the five dimensions of madrasah leadership, it turns out that the supervision dimension is one that is not maximized by the madrasah principal, as well as the managerial dimension, especially at the point of support for the provision of facilities and infrastructure and the absence of rewards and punishments for the development of academic culture, while the other three dimensions are assessed pretty good.