Peran dan Fungsi Kepala Sekolah dalam Mewujudkan Sekolah Efektif di Lingkungan Sekolah Dasar

Abstract

Educational leadership or principal is a regulator and director in an organization to improve performance. The leader has a responsibility to prompt the quality of human resources to be productive thus generate the effective school. This article depicts how the roles and functions of the principal as a developer of human resources to create an effective school. The purpose of this paper is to find out: 1) The components of system in primary school. 2) The characteristics and components of quality in primary school are predicated on effective school perspective. 3) The leadership dimension of educators in effective schools/madrasah. 4) The relevance of educational leadership and human resources development with effective schools. The research method uses descriptive qualitative with a case study approach. Data collection techniques through direct observation, documentation and in-depth interviews. Sources of data obtained from the principal. Data validity uses triangulation techniques and data analysis uses interactive analysis through the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and concluding. The results showed that SDN Condongcatur 1 Yogyakarta Indonesia is an effective school and the development of equitable quality resources. The conclusion is the principal's leadership is the main indicator in creating an effective school.