Work Attitudes of School Principals and Their Influence on Teacher Performance: A Mediated Approach via Work Motivation

Authors

Citra Aulia Uzliva Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Publisistik Thawalib Jakarta Author
Lamya Hayatina Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Fatahillah Serpong Author
Hilmi Qosim Mubah Universitas Islam Negeri Madura Author

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Keywords:

Work Attitude, School Principal, Work Motivation, Teacher Performance

Abstract

Background

Teacher performance is influenced by pedagogical competence, motivation, organizational culture, and school leadership. Although previous studies emphasize leadership style, a gap remains regarding the effect of school principals’ work attitude on teacher performance, particularly at SMP Negeri 1 Kutorejo, Mojokerto, which is the focus of this study.

Purpose

This research aims to analyze the effect of school principals’ work attitude on teacher performance through work motivation.

Research Methodology

This study employs a quantitative correlational approach with a population of 38 teachers and saturated sampling. Data were collected using an online Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using SEM-PLS in SmartPLS, including tests for convergent validity, discriminant validity, reliability, and inter-variable hypotheses.

Result

The results indicate that both directly and indirectly, the principals’ work attitude through work motivation does not significantly affect teacher performance, as the t-statistic value is less than 1.96 and the p-value is greater than 0.05.

Conclusion

Teacher performance is not significantly influenced by principals’ work attitude, either directly or indirectly.