Leadership style, Environmental Factors, and Job Satisfaction as Correlates to Headmaster Performance in Selected High Schools in Jakarta

Abstract

The performance of educational institutions is closely linked to the effectiveness of the headmasters’ performance. Thus, this study aims to analyse the direct or indirect influence of leadership style, environmental factors and job satisfaction on the performance of the high school heads in Jakarta. With a research sample of 240 teachers, this study examined the teachers’ perception on the variables studied. The study used path analysis with partial smart software at the square minimum. All tested data can be considered with r > 0.70. The result of the analysis showed direct influence of leadership style and environmental factors on job satisfaction, style of leadership, environmental factors and job satisfaction in relation to the performance of school leaders, the influence of leadership style through job satisfaction on the performance of school leaders indirectly and the outcome of environmental factors through job satisfaction on the performance of school leaders indirectly. Environmental factors at the site of learning activities during the pandemic require improvements for teachers and students.