Exploratory Analysis Study and Correlations between the Principal’s Leadership Style and the School’s Digitalization System in Bandar Lampung City

Abstract

Exploratory Analysis Study and Correlations between the Principal's Leadership Style and the School's Digitalization System in Bandar Lampung City. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the influence of the principal's leadership style on the school digitalization system according to school's accreditation and status. Methods: This research method used exploratory survey method with a questionnaire completed by 30 elementary school teachers in Bandar Lampung City. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric correlations test. Findings: The situational leadership style that elementary school principals generally applied in Bandar Lampung is the selling style. Nevertheless, the principals still showed 3 other leadership styles, namely: telling, participating and delegating; with proportions that are not much different. Unlike the digitalisation system, schools generally are still not optimal in implementing digital systems in schools. Conclusions: The principal's leadership style did not have a significant relationship to the school digitalization system.