The Correlation Between the School Principal Situational Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Achievement Motivation to Teacher Creativity at SDN Banjarmasin Tengah

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze the correlation of the principal's situational leadership, emotional intelligence, and motivation to achieve to teacher creativity. This research used a correlational method with a descriptive-quantitative approach. The population in this study was 385 teachers at a State Elementary School in Banjarmasin Tengah. The sampling technique in this study used proportional random sampling so that a sample of 197 teachers was obtained at a State Elementary School in Banjarmasin Tengah. The data in this study was obtained through a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS. The results showed that (1) there was a significant positive correlation between the principal's situational leadership and the teacher's creativity, (2) there was a significant positive correlation between the teacher's emotional intelligence and the teacher's creativity, (3) there was a significant positive correlation between the teacher's achievement motivation and the teacher's creativity, (4) there was a significant positive correlation between the principal's situational leadership and the teacher's emotional intelligence, (5) there is a significantly positive correlation between the principal's situational leadership and the teacher's motivation for achievement, (6) there is a significantly positive correlation between the principal's situational leadership and the teacher's creativity through the teacher's emotional intelligence, and (7) there is a significant positive correlation between the principal's situational leadership and teacher creativity through achievement motivation at SDN Banjarmasin Tengah.