The Principal's Leadership in Cultivating Pride and Nationality (Kebhayangkaraan) Character Education

Abstract

The research conducted by the author aims to determine: 1. Principal leadership in growing pride character education in Kindergarten at Malang City, Indonesia; 2. Efforts to foster pride character education by school principals; 3. Factors that support and hinder principals in growing pride character education in Kindergarten at Malang City, Indonesia. The research approach used in this study is qualitative. The research subjects were principals, teachers, and parents of students. Determination of research subjects was done by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using interviews, observations, and document studies. This type of data analysis uses the opinion of Miles and Huberman, namely making categories and placing the evidence into categories, analyzing data, stabilizing the frequency of events, checking tabulation complexity, and entering information into chronological order. The principal's role as a leader in the school is in the form of carrying out learning, training, and nurturing activities for students carried out by all school residents (teachers, school employees, and parents).