Transformational Leadership for Improving Teacher’s Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of transformational leadership for improving teacher's performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is a sequential explanatory study using a combination research method (mixed methods) starting with the quantitative research stage and continuing with qualitative research. Data collection was carried out by observation, questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire was tested using a Likert scale with regression techniques to 50 private teachers in Bandung. The results showed that transformational leadership improving teacher performance by 44%. The higher implications of transformational leadership, the higher teacher's performance improving. The research evidence more clearly shows that transformational leadership can move followers to exceed expected performance. Transformational leadership gives rise to greater effort, commitment, and satisfaction of his subordinates. Improving teacher's teaching performance can be optimized by developing the capacity of the teacher (capacity building) itself. Capacity building is the process of improving the ability of knowledge and skills, as well as the attitudes and behavior of teachers in educational organizations. In this process it can certainly be done in various ways, both through competency-based education and training, clear career pattern development, all of which are to improve the performance of teachers in carrying out their duties. Therefore, capacity building is closely related to teacher's abilities, institutional capabilities, and organizational system capabilities. With improving teacher's performance, it is expected that educational goals can be achieved effectively and efficiently.

The effect of principals’ transformational leadership and organizational culture on teacher performance

“…Transformational leadership practices mainly focus on developing high commitment and capacities of organizational members (Andriani et al, 2018;Leithwood, 2010) resulting in high work performance. Supporting this, studies in school contexts show that it does not only positively correlate (Mahmudah, Bafadal, & Sobri, 2020) but also improves teachers' performance (Savitri & Sudarsyah, 2021).…”

Principal’s Strategy in Developing Teacher’s Pedagogic Competencies in the Distance Learning

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