Teachers’ Perception Toward the Principal Competence in School-Based Management

Abstract

This study aims to describe teachers’ perceptions of the competence of the principal at a High School in SMA UNIMUDA of Sorong Papua, Indonesia viewed from a nature-based leadership perspective using the following variables: personality competence, managerial competence, supervision competence, and social awareness. This research is a quantitatively oriented descriptive study. This investigation was conducted at a High School in SMA UNIMUDA of Sorong Papua, Indonesia. This study employed a basic random sampling strategy to choose its sample of 40 Teachers. The data collecting strategies employed are questionnaires. In this study, descriptive quantitative data analysis was employed. The level of leadership perceived by Teachers at SMA UNIMUDA High School in Sorong Papua, Indonesia, is diverse. The highest degree of principal competence was managerial competence, with a mean of 4.6, followed by personality competence, with a mean of 4.1, and competence in supervision and Social Awareness, with a mean of 3.6 and 3.4, respectively. The following explanation goes into greater information about the principal's leadership at the High School.