School Principal Leadership, Teachers’ Commitment and Morale in Remote Elementary Schools of Indonesia

Abstract

This study envisioned to determine how the leadership of remote elementary school principals impacts the organizational commitment and morale of teachers in Southern Papua, Indonesia. We probed the following two research questions: (a) Does the leadership of the remote elementary school principals have a significant positive impact on the teachers’ organizational commitment? And (b) Does the leadership of the remote elementary school principals have a significant positive impact on the teachers’ morale? Three survey questionnaires using a four-point Likert scale were delivered to 376 teachers in the remote elementary schools of Southern Papua, Indonesia. The SPSS software was used to perform statistical analyzed on the data. The study discovered that the leadership of remote elementary school principals has a significant positive impact on the organizational commitment and morale of the teachers in Southern Papua, Indonesia. The result of this study recommended a need for the local government of Southern Papua, Indonesia, to set up different programs to help principals get the suitable knowledge and skills to help teachers to be more committed to their work and boost their morale. School principals who are well-educated and trained will be able to encourage all the school components to constantly develop the learning of all.