Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): June
Articles

Strategi Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Mewujudkan Sekolah yang Efektif dan Berkualitas

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  • Qonita Hafidhah Ilzami Islamiyah,
  • Kurniah Astutik
Qonita Hafidhah Ilzami Islamiyah
Universitas At-Taqwa Bondowoso
Kurniah Astutik
Universitas At-Taqwa Bondowoso

Published 2026-06-30

Keywords

  • Strategi Kepemimpinan,
  • Kepala Sekolah,
  • Sekolah Efektif,
  • Mutu Pendidikan,
  • Kepemimpinan Transformasional

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Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis strategi kepemimpinan kepala sekolah dalam mewujudkan sekolah yang efektif dan berkualitas serta mengidentifikasi faktor pendukung dan penghambat implementasinya di lingkungan pendidikan. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi dengan melibatkan kepala sekolah, guru, dan tenaga kependidikan sebagai informan penelitian. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan teknik analisis tematik melalui tahapan reduksi data, pengkodean, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi kepemimpinan kepala sekolah yang diterapkan melalui supervisi akademik, komunikasi terbuka, penguatan disiplin kerja, pemberian motivasi, serta pengembangan budaya sekolah kolaboratif mampu meningkatkan kinerja guru, efektivitas pembelajaran, dan kualitas layanan pendidikan. Selain itu, kepemimpinan partisipatif dan transformasional kepala sekolah juga menciptakan lingkungan sekolah yang kondusif dan mendukung peningkatan mutu pendidikan secara berkelanjutan. Namun demikian, implementasi strategi kepemimpinan masih menghadapi beberapa hambatan, seperti keterbatasan fasilitas pembelajaran, rendahnya kemampuan teknologi sebagian guru, dan kurang optimalnya partisipasi tenaga pendidik dalam program sekolah. Oleh karena itu, kepala sekolah perlu terus mengembangkan kompetensi kepemimpinan, kemampuan manajerial, dan keterampilan komunikasi agar mampu mewujudkan sekolah yang efektif dan berkualitas secara optimal.

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