Author: Fauzan Putraga Al Bahri
From: Prodi Magister Administrasi Pendidikan, Program Pascasarjana, Universitas Syiah Kuala
Abstract:
The behavior of a principal is a manifestation of action of a school leader regarding his/ her leadership skill. A school principal coordinates series of task given to teachers. A positive behavior from a principal will encourage, direct, and motivate all of the school members to build a collaborative work in order to fulfill the vision, missions, and objectives of the school. It is expected that a principal good behavior can develop teachers? discipline. This study employed descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The instruments used to collect the data were observation, interview, and documentation study. The subjects of the research were the principals, staffs, and teachers of PAUD (Early Childhood Education) Smart Kids School Banda Aceh. This study was carried out in order to fulfill several objectives, i.e. (1) to know the behavior of PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal; (2) to know the behavior form of PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal; (3) to know the behavior of PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal in developing his/her teachers? discipline. The research findings indicated that: (1) the behavior of PAUD Smart Kids? principal has met standardized criteria as a principal as proposed in a theory concerning effective behavior of a leader; (2) the behavior form of the PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal was in consultative with democratic style; (3) The behavior of the principal in promoting discipline to his/ her teachers is done by making several policies on teachers by upholding discipline, providing guidance, giving warning, and doing class observation as well as motivating teachers to perform their job in a principled manner.
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