Transformational Leadership of School Principals in Strengthening Students' Discipline Character
Abstract
This study analyzes the principal’s transformational leadership in strengthening students’ discipline character, the strategies used, and the supporting and inhibiting factors at SD Juara Semarang. A qualitative descriptive approach was applied, with the principal, teachers, students, and parents as informants chosen through purposive sampling. Data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation, analyzed using Miles and Huberman’s interactive model with source triangulation. Results show the principal applies idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration by integrating discipline values into the character-based curriculum, supported by teacher commitment and parental involvement, though habituation at home remains a constraint
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