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Principal Leadership, Organizational Culture, and School-Based Management to Improve the Quality of Elementary Schools

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This study aims to examine the role of principal leadership, organizational culture, and school-based management in improving the quality of elementary schools, both separately and simultaneously. The sample size was 121 public elementary school teachers. The sampling technique used was stratified random sampling. The data analysis technique was descriptive and causal with multiple linear regression. Primary data processing was assisted by the SPSS application program. In an effort to improve the quality of elementary schools, this can be done by optimizing principal leadership, organizational culture, and school-based management. Policies related to this optimization can be implemented separately or at different times or carried out simultaneously. Policies related to optimizing organizational culture to improve the quality of elementary schools should be prioritized over principal leadership and school-based management.

Principal Managerial Skills in Implementing School-Based Management: A Literature Review

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This study aimed to describe principals’ managerial skills in the development of School-Based Management (SBM). The method used in this study was a literature review. The results and discussion of the study, namely the principal’s managerial skills, include; Technical skills (technical abilities), human skills (human relations abilities), and conceptual skills (conceptual abilities), which are implemented in school-based management with components of curriculum management and teaching programs, education staff, student affairs, finance, educational facilities and infrastructure, management of school and community relations, and special services for institutions. The indicators for the success of School-Based Management (SBM) include support from school principals and teachers, sufficient financial resources, clear commitments, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications of school officials, appropriate plans, obligations, and accountability.

School and Community Relationship Management: A Literature Review

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School-based management (SBM) is a management model that provides flexibility and freedom to schools that are expected to be able to manage and develop education with good education management in accordance with the potential, demands and needs that exist in schools. The management of SBM that occurs in school and community relations will provide a process of fostering and developing the personal growth of students so that it has an impact on improving the quality of schools. The problem is quite complex, one of which is the relationship between the school and the community.