The Influence Of The Principal's Behaviour And School Climate On School Quality In SMPN (State Junior High School) Cirebon-Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to describe the influence of the principal's behaviour and school climate on school quality in SMPN Cirebon Regency. The school principal is a very dominant school force in implementing school policies as well as school climate which greatly affect school quality. The research method implemented quantitative descriptive analysis approaches. This approach was used to refine the research analysis through a survey of 33 sample principals. The research used proportionate stratified random sampling, taking into account that the school was accredited A (excellent). Quality is a measure related to customer satisfaction with a product achieved by schools based on four indicators: (1) input, (2) process, (3) output, and (4) results. The principal's leadership behaviour and school climate have a significant influence on school quality. Both must be developed together, especially in improving the skills aspect, the disciplinary standard aspect, and the output aspect. The results of the study show that school quality is more influenced by school climate than the influence of the principal's leadership behaviour. The research can be further extended and developed because research results may differ in accordance of place and time.