school management

School organizational culture in Islamic education requires ethical foundations that can support teachers' professional responsibility without neglecting their well-being. This article develops an analytical framework for examining the internalization of amanah (trustworthiness and accountability) and ihsan (excellence and care) in relation to teachers' organizational commitment at SDIT Ar-Raihan, Pagar Alam, Indonesia. A qualitative single-case study is proposed, involving purposively selected school leaders, teachers, and educational staff, with semi-structured interviews, nonparticipant observations, document analysis, and reflexive thematic analysis. A synthesis of recent scholarship indicates that value-based culture may influence affective and normative commitment through trustworthy leadership, professional meaning, organizational justice, and collegial support; continuance commitment also depends on employment conditions. These relationships are presented as propositions requiring field verification, not as empirical findings from the school. The framework offers an ethically grounded direction for examining teacher commitment and improving Islamic school management.

This research aims to analyze and compare the effectiveness of authoritarian and democratic leadership styles in improving student discipline in schools. The method employed is a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) using content analysis of ten reputable scientific articles published within the last decade. The results demonstrate that authoritarian leadership tends to produce only instant and fragile compliance based on fear of punishment. Conversely, democratic leadership is proven to be significantly more effective in fostering sustainable discipline by building students' intrinsic awareness through persuasive communication, dialogue, and role modeling. This democratic-transformative pattern successfully cultivates independent, responsible, and emotionally mature student characters. Therefore, democratic leadership is recommended as the primary paradigm in modern educational management to create a conducive school ecosystem.

این پژوهش با هدف تحلیل و مقایسه اثربخشی سبک‌های رهبری استبدادی و دموکراتیک در بهبود نظم دانش‌آموزان در مدارس انجام شده است. روش مورد استفاده، مرور نظامند ادبیات (SLR) با تحلیل محتوای ده مقاله علمی معتبر منتشر شده در دهه اخیر است. نتایج نشان می‌دهد که رهبری استبدادی تمایل دارد تنها اطاعتی لحظه‌ای و شکننده مبتنی بر ترس از تنبیه ایجاد کند. در مقابل، رهبری دموکراتیک در پرورش نظم پایدار از طریق ایجاد آگاهی درونی دانش‌آموزان با استفاده از ارتباطات اقناعی، گفت‌وگو و الگوسازی، به‌طور قابل‌توجهی مؤثرتر ثابت شده است. این الگوی دموکراتیک-تبدیلی موفق به پرورش شخصیت دانش‌آموزانی مستقل، مسئول و از نظر عاطفی بالغ شده است. بنابراین، رهبری دموکراتیک به‌عنوان پارادایم اصلی در مدیریت آموزشی مدرن برای ایجاد اکوسیستم مطلوب مدرسه توصیه می‌شود.

Digital transformation is reshaping school management and creating new demands for leadership competencies, decision-making, and resource allocation. This study examines the development of management competencies among general secondary school principals in Uzbekistan and proposes an organizational and economic mechanism to support their professional growth. Drawing on scientific literature, functional analysis, and process modelling, the research identifies key factors influencing effective school leadership in a digital environment. The proposed mechanism integrates competency assessment, targeted professional development, collaborative implementation, and systematic evaluation of managerial performance. Particular attention is given to evidence-based decision-making, efficient resource management, and staff coordination. The findings provide a conceptual foundation for strengthening school governance and improving organizational practices while highlighting the need for further empirical validation.

The digital revolution has fundamentally transformed childhood experience across the globe. In Ghana, rapid mobile internet penetration, the proliferation of low-cost smartphones, and COVID-19-induced remote learning have dramatically intensified basic school children's exposure to digital screens. Emerging evidence links digital screen addiction (DSA) to significant impairments in children's psychological well-being encompassing emotional, cognitive, social, and behavioural dimensions. Yet, school management responses in Ghanaian basic schools remain underdeveloped and largely uncoordinated. This narrative literature review synthesizes global and sub-Saharan African evidence on digital screen addiction and its psychological well-being consequences among basic school children (ages 5–15), critically examines existing school management frameworks, and proposes a School-Based Digital Wellness Management Framework (SBDWMF) for Ghanaian basic schools. A narrative synthesis approach was employed. Literature was sourced from PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, PsycINFO, African Journals Online (AJOL), and grey literature from the WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, Ghana Education Service (GES), Ghana Health Service (GHS), and the Ministry of Education. Peer-reviewed empirical studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and policy documents published from 2010 to 2024 were included, with a total of 72 sources forming the evidence base. DSA is prevalent among basic school-age children globally, with pooled prevalence estimates ranging from 19% to 38% depending on measurement tools and contexts. Excessive screen exposure is consistently associated with psychological distress, anxiety, depression, attentional difficulties, emotional dysregulation, impaired self-esteem, peer-relationship deficits, and poor academic well-being. In Ghana, contextual risk amplifiers, including parental digital literacy gaps, absent school mental health services, post-COVID normalization of extended screen use, and fragmented policy, compound the psychological burden. School management frameworks in Ghanaian basic schools are largely inadequate to address DSA, with critical deficits in policy, counselling capacity, teacher training, and parental engagement. DSA poses a mounting psychological well-being challenge for Ghanaian basic school children, demanding an urgent, evidence-informed school management response. The proposed six-pillar SBDWMF offers a practical governance architecture for Ghanaian basic school heads, district education officers, and national policymakers to address DSA comprehensively within the school setting.

Teacher performance is a key determinant of educational quality and the successful implementation of learning processes. Among the factors that may influence teacher performance are the adequacy of educational facilities and infrastructure, as well as the quality of the working environment. This study aims to examine the influence of facilities and infrastructure, together with the work environment, on teacher performance at SMA Negeri 1 Batukliang Utara, Central Lombok Regency. A quantitative approach with a descriptive research design was employed. The study involved all 33 active teachers using a total sampling technique. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale and analyzed using multiple linear regression with IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. The findings reveal that facilities and infrastructure do not have a significant partial effect on teacher performance (β = 0.017; p = 0.933), whereas the work environment has a positive and statistically significant effect (β = 0.770; p = 0.003). Simultaneously, both independent variables significantly influence teacher performance (F = 10.840; p < 0.001), explaining 41.9% of the variance in teacher performance, while the remaining 58.1% is attributable to other factors not included in the research model. These findings indicate that a supportive and conducive work environment plays a more substantial role than educational facilities in improving teacher performance. Therefore, school management should prioritize the creation of a positive work environment while continuing to improve educational facilities to support teachers' professional responsibilities.

ABSTRACT Digital transformation in education has encouraged changes in school management, requiring school principals to demonstrate adaptive and visionary leadership and to facilitate organizational change. Transformational leadership is a relevant approach because it emphasizes the ability of leaders to build a vision, provide motivation, encourage innovation, and empower teachers in responding to change. This study aimed to analyze teachers’ perceptions of the principal’s transformational leadership in the digital era at SMAN 9 Mataram based on the dimensions of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. The study employed a quantitative approach with a descriptive survey design. The study population and sample consisted of 57 teachers selected using total sampling (census sampling), in which all active teachers were included as respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that teachers’ perceptions of the principal’s transformational leadership were in the positive category. The principal was perceived as demonstrating exemplary leadership, fostering motivation, supporting innovation, and paying attention to teachers’ professional development. These findings indicate that transformational leadership is reflected in various leadership practices that support an adaptive school environment in response to educational change and digital transformation. ABSTRAK Transformasi digital dalam pendidikan telah mendorong perubahan dalam pola pengelolaan sekolah sehingga kepala sekolah dituntut memiliki kepemimpinan yang adaptif, visioner, dan mampu menggerakkan perubahan organisasi. Kepemimpinan transformasional menjadi pendekatan yang relevan karena menekankan kemampuan pemimpin dalam membangun visi, memberikan motivasi, mendorong inovasi, serta memberdayakan guru dalam menghadapi perubahan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis persepsi guru terhadap kepemimpinan transformasional kepala sekolah pada era digital di SMAN 9 Mataram berdasarkan dimensi idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, dan individualized consideration. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain survei deskriptif. Populasi sekaligus sampel penelitian berjumlah 57 guru yang dipilih menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh (sensus), sehingga seluruh guru aktif dijadikan responden. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persepsi guru terhadap kepemimpinan transformasional kepala sekolah berada pada kategori positif. Kepala sekolah dinilai mampu memberikan keteladanan, membangun motivasi, mendukung inovasi, serta memperhatikan pengembangan kompetensi guru. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan transformasional tercermin dalam berbagai praktik kepemimpinan yang mendukung terciptanya lingkungan sekolah yang adaptif terhadap perubahan dan transformasi digital pendidikan.

This study investigated assistant principals’ self-perceptions of their role as instructional leaders and examined the corresponding perceptions of principals. Grounded in Weber's (1996) instructional leadership model and using the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS), this quantitative study surveyed assistant principals and principals from a large suburban district. Findings reveal a gap: assistant principals rated themselves higher in instructional leadership than their principals. The results indicate that the assistant principal role requires a clearer definition, targeted professional development, and leadership succession planning. These findings offer implications for educational leadership training and school district practices.

This study explores examines the role of expert educators in leading cross-school professional learning networks (PLNs) that are intentionally embedded within a professional development program designed to which cultivate future-ready and inclusive school leaders in Hong Kong. Drawing on a qualitative, open-ended questionnaire-based report from 26 expert educators, including 21 expert principals (EP) and 5 senior expert principals (SEP), the research examines their roles and the challenges they face in fostering cross-school collaboration. The study identified five interrelated leadership practices employed by the EPs and SEPs, including (1) fostering intense collaboration; (2) facilitating reflection; (3) developing a shared sense of purpose; (4) supporting cross-boundary learning; and (5) embodying reciprocal learning. The study contributes to the growing literature on leadership development grounded in PLNs. The findings argue the significance of experts and their independent leadership strategies to establish cross-school PLNs, pointing out that trust and embodying reciprocal learning reinforce their sustained engagement in cross-school PLNs. This study prompts further exploration of how leadership can establish and sustain cross-school PLNs for leadership development. The findings inform policymakers and educational leaders about how to develop meaningful learning across schools. Recommendations are offered to educational policymakers and school management bodies to prioritize the strengthening of professional networks for leadership development through active participation and expert guidance in the field.

Effective school leadership is vital to school management, teacher performance, and quality education. This study examined the leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices of public secondary school heads in the Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City during the school year 2025–2026. It assessed key leadership and behavioral competencies and determined their relationships with administrative practices. A descriptive-correlational design was used, with universal sampling of 105 school heads. Data were gathered through a standardized questionnaire anchored on the Results-Based Performance Management System and the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation were used. Findings showed high levels of leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices. People development was the strongest leadership dimension, while teamwork and innovation were the most evident core behavioral competencies. Managing school operations and resources, and focusing on teaching and learning, were among the strongest administrative practices. The study found significant positive relationships between leadership skills and administrative practices, and between core behavioral skills and administrative practices. The study concludes that effective school leadership requires a combination of people leadership, professional behavior, instructional leadership, strategic management, and administrative competence. It recommends needs-based leadership development, mentoring and coaching, stronger results-focused practices, ongoing instructional leadership training, stakeholder engagement, reflective practice, and individualized professional development plans to support the continued growth of school heads.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the factors influencing teachers’ job satisfaction using a middle school in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, China. Research design, data and methodology: A quantitative research design was adopted. Questionnaire surveys were distributed to 90 teachers at a middle school in Tongchuan District using stratified random sampling. Multiple linear regression was used to examine the relationships between working hours, work pressure, organizational commitment, teacher self-efficacy, teacher career motivation, and job satisfaction. In addition, a 16-week strategic planning program was implemented with 30 teachers to improve job satisfaction. Paired sample t-tests were applied to compare the pre- and post-intervention results. Results: The multiple linear regression results show that organizational commitment, teacher career motivation, and teacher self-efficacy have significant positive effects on job satisfaction. Working hours and work pressure do not show significant direct effects in the regression model. After the program implementation, the paired sample t-test results indicate significant improvements in working hours, work pressure, organizational commitment, teacher self-efficacy, teacher career motivation, and overall job satisfaction. Conclusions: The findings suggest that school management practices that strengthen organizational commitment, support teachers’ professional motivation, and improve working conditions can enhance teachers’ job satisfaction. Practical actions such as flexible work arrangements, professional development opportunities, and participatory school governance may help improve teachers’ workplace experiences and support sustainable educational development.

Background: Teacher agency is essential to educational transformation, yet teacher development in Nepal often relies on standardized training approaches that emphasize prescribed methods rather than critical reflection, contextual experimentation, and collaborative learning. Objectives: This study explores how teachers develop and exercise agency through Critical–Creative Pedagogy (CCP) and participatory action research in two Nepali public-school contexts. Methods: Using a participatory action research approach, the study examined two contexts: a cross-school initiative involving 11 teachers from eight public schools in Helambu and a school-based initiative involving 30 teachers at Janata Secondary School in Bardibas. Data were generated over nine months through workshop interactions, teacher reflections, lesson plans, classroom observations, reflective dialogues, and informal conversations with students. The analysis examined how reflection, dialogue, classroom experimentation, and collective professional learning contributed to the development of teacher agency. Results: The findings indicate that teacher agency developed through iterative cycles of reflection, action, observation, dialogue, and re-reflection rather than through standardized training alone. Teachers began questioning textbook-centred and examination-driven practices and experimenting with learning activities grounded in students’ experiences and local contexts. Contextual adaptation and engagement with the wider school community, including school management committees and parents, emerged as important dimensions of pedagogical change. The Bardibas initiative appeared to foster stronger shared reflection, mutual support, and continuity of pedagogical change than the cross-school arrangement in Helambu. Conclusion: Teacher agency is a relational and context-dependent process that develops through critical reflection, pedagogical experimentation, and collaborative learning. Sustaining educational transformation requires professional learning opportunities that connect teachers’ agency with local knowledge, school-level collaboration, and community engagement. Novelty: By examining participatory action research across two distinct school contexts, this study highlights how the institutional setting of teacher collaboration may shape opportunities for collective reflection, mutual support, and sustained pedagogical change. It also foregrounds the importance of connecting teacher learning with school and community contexts in efforts to transform classroom practice.

Character education in Vocational High Schools (SMK) faces challenges in aligning technical skill development with student work ethics. This study aims to analyze the role of the Intra-School Student Organization (OSIS) in supporting character education at SMK Puspita Bangsa, South Tangerang City. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach with a case study design. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation studies, with data validity tested using source and technique triangulation. Data analysis followed the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña. The results show that OSIS plays a crucial role through three main aspects: (1) acting as a peer role model for discipline; (2) executing structured work programs encompassing religious, disciplinary, leadership, and social care dimensions; and (3) internalizing industrial work culture values. The main obstacles encountered include the dynamics of Field Work Practice (PKL) schedules and fluctuations in member participation, which are mitigated through flexible coordination and school management support. This study concludes that OSIS is effectively a strategic vehicle for student character development in vocational schools.

Leadership plays a decisive role in the implementation of inclusive education at the school level. In this paper, we report on a small-scale, qualitative study which explored how the beliefs and actions of leadership teams at two mainstream schools in the Maldives influenced their efforts to provide a shared vision for inclusion and a positive culture across their school community. School selection was based on purposive sampling, with both schools being recognised for their good inclusive practice. Semi-structured interviews with the six leaders (the principal, deputy principal, and the leading teacher at each school) were used to capture personal beliefs, shared understandings and daily actions that promoted inclusion at the respective schools. Data analysis revealed two major themes: Access for learning and Building collaboration and partnerships through supportive leadership. While a sense of duty, strong desire and personal drive were common threads running across individual perspectives and themes, leaders signalled that a lack of resourcing (human and material) was a major obstacle to the successful implementation of inclusive education in their country.

رهبری نقش تعیین‌کننده‌ای در اجرای آموزش فراگیر در سطح مدرسه ایفا می‌کند. در این مقاله، گزارشی از یک مطالعه کیفی کوچک‌مقیاس ارائه می‌شود که به بررسی چگونگی تأثیر باورها و اقدامات تیم‌های رهبری در دو مدرسه عادی در مالدیو بر تلاش‌های آن‌ها برای ارائه چشم‌اندازی مشترک از فراگیری و ایجاد فرهنگی مثبت در جامعه مدرسه‌ای خود پرداخته است. انتخاب مدارس بر اساس نمونه‌گیری هدفمند صورت گرفت و هر دو مدرسه به دلیل عملکرد مطلوب در زمینه فراگیری شناخته شده بودند. برای گردآوری داده‌ها، مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با شش نفر از رهبران (مدیر، معاون و معلم ارشد هر مدرسه) انجام شد تا باورهای شخصی، درک‌های مشترک و اقدامات روزمره‌ای که موجب ترویج فراگیری در مدارس مربوطه می‌شد، ثبت گردد. تحلیل داده‌ها دو مضمون اصلی را آشکار ساخت: دسترسی به یادگیری و ایجاد همکاری و مشارکت از طریق رهبری حمایتی. در حالی که حس وظیفه، تمایل قوی و انگیزه فردی از عناصر مشترک در دیدگاه‌ها و مضامین بودند، رهبران اشاره کردند که کمبود منابع (انسانی و مادی) مانع عمده‌ای در اجرای موفق آموزش فراگیر در کشورشان به‌شمار می‌رود.

School management in an era of rapid change faces increasingly complex challenges. Schools are required to deliver measurable academic performance, meet quality standards, develop teacher competencies, adaptively utilize technology, and produce graduates capable of contributing to society. However, management orientations that rely too heavily on performance indicators, administrative efficiency, accreditation, and academic achievements risk overlooking the inner human dimension, the quality of relationships, moral values, the well-being of the school community, and the social impact of education. This article aims to reconstruct value-based education management through a Sufi perspective by developing a school governance model that integrates four key dimensions: performance, values, well-being, and social impact. The study employs a qualitative-conceptual approach, drawing on a literature review of Sufi thought, spiritual leadership, education management, learning organizations, distributed leadership, educator well-being, and leadership for social justice. The study yields the "Sufi School Governance Model," a framework that establishes tazkiyat al-nafs (purification of the soul), muraqabah (spiritual vigilance), amanah (trustworthiness), ihsan (excellence/spiritual sincerity), shūrā (consultation), ‘adl (justice), tawāḍu‘ (humility), mahabbah (love/compassion), and khidmah (service) as its foundational values; performance as the professional dimension; well-being as the human dimension; and social impact as the orientation toward the common good. This model operates through a cycle of niyyah (intention) tazkiyah (purification) amanah (trust) shūrā (consultation) ihsan (excellence) khidmah (service) muḥāsabah (self-reflection) iṣlāḥ (reform), which translates into planning, organizing, leadership, human resource development, supervision, evaluation, and continuous improvement. This reconstruction positions the school principal not merely as an administrator, but as a murabbī (spiritual educator/mentor), khādim (servant-leader), and uswah (role model), while the school itself is positioned as a community for learning, character building, well-being, and social transformation. This model offers an expanded definition of school success, moving beyond mere "school performance" toward performance that is meaningful, ethical, human-centered, and socially impactful

مدیریت مدرسه در عصر تغییرات سریع با چالش‌های فزاینده و پیچیده‌ای مواجه است. مدارس ملزم به ارائه عملکرد تحصیلی قابل سنجش، رعایت استانداردهای کیفیت، توسعه شایستگی‌های معلمان، بهره‌برداری تطبیقی از فناوری و تربیت فارغ‌التحصیلانی هستند که قادر به مشارکت در جامعه باشند. با این حال، رویکردهای مدیریتی که بیش از حد بر شاخص‌های عملکرد، کارآمدی اداری، اعتباربخشی و دستاوردهای علمی تکیه دارند، در معرض نادیده گرفتن بُعد درونی انسان، کیفیت روابط، ارزش‌های اخلاقی، بهزیستی جامعه مدرسه و تأثیر اجتماعی آموزش قرار دارند. این مقاله با هدف بازسازی مدیریت آموزش مبتنی بر ارزش‌ها از منظر تصوف، به توسعه یک مدل حکمرانی مدرسه می‌پردازد که چهار بُعد کلیدی عملکرد، ارزش‌ها، بهزیستی و تأثیر اجتماعی را ادغام می‌کند. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی ـ مفهومی و با تکیه بر مرور ادبیات اندیشه صوفیانه، رهبری معنوی، مدیریت آموزشی، سازمان‌های یادگیرنده، رهبری توزیعی، بهزیستی معلمان و رهبری برای عدالت اجتماعی انجام شده است. نتیجه این پژوهش، «مدل حکمرانی مدرسه صوفیانه» است؛ چارچوبی که تزکیه‌النفس (پاکسازی نفس)، مراقبه (نظارت معنوی)، امانت (امانت‌داری)، احسان (برتری/اخلاص معنوی)، شورا (مشورت)، عدل (عدالت)، تواضع (فروتنی)، محبت (عشق/دلسوزی) و خدمت (خدمت‌رسانی) را به عنوان ارزش‌های بنیادین خود قرار می‌دهد؛ عملکرد را به عنوان بُعد حرفه‌ای، بهزیستی را به عنوان بُعد انسانی و تأثیر اجتماعی را به عنوان جهت‌گیری به سوی خیر عمومی تعریف می‌کند. این مدل از طریق چرخه نیت (نیت)، تزکیه (پاکسازی)، امانت (اعتماد)، شورا (مشورت)، احسان (برتری)، خدمت (خدمت‌رسانی)، محاسبه (خودارزیابی) و اصلاح (اصلاح) عمل می‌کند که به برنامه‌ریزی، سازماندهی، رهبری، توسعه منابع انسانی، نظارت، ارزیابی و بهبود مستمر ترجمه می‌شود. این بازسازی، مدیر مدرسه را نه صرفاً به عنوان یک مدیر، بلکه به عنوان مربی (مربی معنوی/راهنما)، خادم (رهبر خدمتگزار) و اسوه (الگو) معرفی می‌کند و خود مدرسه را به عنوان جامعه‌ای برای یادگیری، پرورش شخصیت، بهزیستی و تحول اجتماعی جایگاه می‌بخشد. این مدل، تعریف گسترده‌تری از موفقیت مدرسه ارائه می‌دهد و فراتر از صرفاً «عملکرد مدرسه»، به سوی عملکردی معنادار، اخلاقی، انسان‌محور و دارای تأثیر اجتماعی حرکت می‌کند.

This study aims to describe and analyze the implementation of school leadership in improving management standards at SMP Negeri 1 Kotaagung. The research focuses on planning, implementation, supervision, and evaluation carried out by the principal in meeting school management standards. This study employed a qualitative approach using a case study method. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis. The data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles and Huberman, including data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing, with validity ensured through source and technique triangulation. The findings indicate that school leadership implementation is carried out through work program planning aligned with the school’s vision and mission, strengthening coordination with teachers and administrative staff, and systematic supervision of school administration and management. Participatory and communicative leadership has contributed significantly to enhancing the effectiveness of school management, particularly in planning, organizing, and evaluating programs. In conclusion, visionary, collaborative, and consistent school leadership plays a significant role in improving school management standards. The implication of this study highlights the importance of strengthening principals’ managerial competencies and fostering a collaborative work culture to achieve effective and sustainable school governance. Keywords: School Leadership, Management Standards, Educational Management

این پژوهش با هدف توصیف و تحلیل اجرای رهبری مدرسه در بهبود استانداردهای مدیریت در SMP Negeri 1 Kotaagung انجام شده است. تمرکز پژوهش بر برنامه‌ریزی، اجرا، نظارت و ارزیابی است که توسط مدیر مدرسه در راستای تحقق استانداردهای مدیریت مدرسه صورت می‌گیرد. این مطالعه با رویکرد کیفی و با استفاده از روش مطالعه موردی انجام شده است. داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه‌های عمیق، مشاهده و تحلیل اسناد گردآوری شده‌اند. تحلیل داده‌ها با استفاده از مدل تعاملی Miles و Huberman شامل کاهش داده، نمایش داده و نتیجه‌گیری انجام شده و روایی از طریق مثلث‌سازی منبع و روش تضمین گردیده است. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که اجرای رهبری مدرسه از طریق برنامه‌ریزی برنامه‌های کاری منطبق با چشم‌انداز و مأموریت مدرسه، تقویت هماهنگی با معلمان و کارکنان اداری و نظارت نظام‌مند بر امور اداری و مدیریتی مدرسه صورت می‌گیرد. رهبری مشارکتی و ارتباطی نقش قابل توجهی در افزایش اثربخشی مدیریت مدرسه، به ویژه در برنامه‌ریزی، سازماندهی و ارزیابی برنامه‌ها داشته است. در نتیجه، رهبری مدرسه با رویکرد آینده‌نگر، مشارکتی و مستمر نقش مهمی در بهبود استانداردهای مدیریت مدرسه ایفا می‌کند. پیامد این پژوهش بر اهمیت تقویت شایستگی‌های مدیریتی مدیران و ترویج فرهنگ کاری مشارکتی برای دستیابی به حکمرانی مدرسه‌ای اثربخش و پایدار تأکید دارد.

This study aims to examine the principal's role as a manager in improving teacher motivation at the Al-Ikhlas Private Islamic Senior High School (MAS) in Jambi City. The principal is both a leader and an educational manager with a strategic responsibility to manage human resources, particularly teachers, so that they can carry out their duties professionally and with full motivation. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach using literature review and field observation methods. The results indicate that an effective principal is able to optimally carry out managerial functions—including planning, organizing, directing, and controlling thus significantly impacting teacher intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Factors such as open communication, rewards, constructive academic supervision, teacher professional development, and the creation of a conducive school climate are key variables influencing teacher motivation. The implications of this study provide recommendations for the principal of MAS Al-Ikhlas in Jambi City to optimize their managerial functions to achieve quality Islamic education

هدف این پژوهش بررسی نقش مدیر مدرسه به‌عنوان مدیر در بهبود انگیزه معلمان در مدرسه متوسطه اسلامی خصوصی ال‌اخلاص (MAS) در شهر جامبی است. مدیر مدرسه هم به‌عنوان رهبر و هم به‌عنوان مدیر آموزشی، مسئولیت راهبردی مدیریت منابع انسانی، به‌ویژه معلمان را بر عهده دارد تا بتوانند وظایف خود را به‌صورت حرفه‌ای و با انگیزه کامل انجام دهند. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی توصیفی و با استفاده از روش مرور ادبیات و مشاهده میدانی انجام شده است. نتایج نشان می‌دهد که یک مدیر مدرسه مؤثر قادر است وظایف مدیریتی از جمله برنامه‌ریزی، سازماندهی، هدایت و کنترل را به‌طور بهینه انجام دهد و بدین ترتیب تأثیر قابل‌توجهی بر انگیزه درونی و بیرونی معلمان داشته باشد. عواملی مانند ارتباط باز، پاداش، نظارت آموزشی سازنده، توسعه حرفه‌ای معلمان و ایجاد فضای مدرسه‌ای مطلوب، متغیرهای کلیدی مؤثر بر انگیزه معلمان هستند. پیامدهای این پژوهش توصیه‌هایی را برای مدیر مدرسه MAS ال‌اخلاص در شهر جامبی جهت بهینه‌سازی وظایف مدیریتی خود به‌منظور دستیابی به آموزش اسلامی با کیفیت ارائه می‌دهد.

This study determined the effectiveness of the leadership styles employed by the school heads in addressing school management challenges in the public elementary schools in the Division of City Schools, Iriga City during the School Year 2025–2026. Specifically, it examined the extent to which leadership styles such as autocratic, democratic, laissez faire, transformational, transactional, and servant leadership were manifested by school heads in managing school operations. It also determined the extent to which these leadership styles were effective in addressing school management challenges in terms of teacher motivation and performance, resource management, learners’ discipline and behavioral concerns, parental and community involvement, implementation of educational reforms and innovations, and communication and collaboration within the school. Furthermore, the study determined the level of agreement among the respondents regarding the ranking of the leadership styles and their effectiveness in addressing school management challenges in the public elementary schools within the Division of City Schools, Iriga City. In this study, a total of ninety-four (94) Elementary Teachers and School Heads from the Thirty-three (33) public elementary schools in the Division of Iriga City who served as respondents who participated in the study. The statistical tools used were weighted mean, verbal interpretation, frequency count, Kendall Coefficient of Concordance W and its corresponding Chi-Square. The level of significance was set 0.05.

این پژوهش اثربخشی سبک‌های رهبری به‌کاررفته توسط مدیران مدارس در مواجهه با چالش‌های مدیریت مدرسه در مدارس ابتدایی دولتی منطقه آموزشی شهر Iriga در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵–۲۰۲۶ را تعیین می‌کند. به طور مشخص، میزان بروز سبک‌های رهبری از جمله رهبری اقتدارگرا، دموکراتیک، رهاسازی (laissez faire)، تحول‌آفرین (transformational)، مبادله‌ای (transactional) و خدمتگزار (servant leadership) توسط مدیران مدارس در مدیریت عملیات مدرسه مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. همچنین، میزان اثربخشی این سبک‌های رهبری در مواجهه با چالش‌های مدیریت مدرسه از نظر انگیزش و عملکرد معلمان، مدیریت منابع، انضباط و مسائل رفتاری دانش‌آموزان، مشارکت والدین و جامعه، اجرای اصلاحات و نوآوری‌های آموزشی و ارتباط و همکاری درون مدرسه‌ای تعیین شد. افزون بر این، سطح توافق میان پاسخ‌دهندگان درباره رتبه‌بندی سبک‌های رهبری و اثربخشی آن‌ها در مواجهه با چالش‌های مدیریت مدرسه در مدارس ابتدایی دولتی منطقه آموزشی شهر Iriga بررسی شد. در این پژوهش، مجموعاً نود و چهار (۹۴) معلم و مدیر مدرسه از سی و سه (۳۳) مدرسه ابتدایی دولتی منطقه Iriga که به عنوان پاسخ‌دهنده شرکت کردند، مورد مطالعه قرار گرفتند. ابزارهای آماری مورد استفاده شامل میانگین وزنی، تفسیر لفظی، شمارش فراوانی، ضریب توافق Kendall (W) و آزمون مربع کای مربوطه بود. سطح معناداری ۰٫۰۵ در نظر گرفته شد.