The Relationship of School Leadership and Teacher Attitudes towards Teacher Professional Competency

Abstract

The competence of teachers in carrying out their duties as educators really needs to be considered. This is inseparable from the principal's leadership, because good leaders will always foster and develop the competence of their teachers through various activities. This study aims: 1). to determine the relationship between principal leadership and teacher professional competence in elementary schools; 2). to determine the relationship between teacher attitudes towards work, and 3). to determine the relationship between principal leadership and teacher attitudes towards work with the professional competence of teachers in elementary schools. The results of this study indicate that: 1) there is a significant relationship between principal leadership and the professional competence of elementary school teachers. This shows that the higher the leadership level of the principal, the higher the teacher's professional competence will be. Conversely, the lower the principal leadership, the lower the professional competence of teachers; 2) there is a significant relationship between teacher attitudes towards the professional competence of elementary school teachers. This means that the higher the teacher's positive attitude towards their work, the higher the teacher's professional competence will be, and vice versa; 3) there is a significant relationship between principal leadership and teacher attitudes towards the professional competence of elementary school teachers. Based on this research, it is suggested that teacher performance needs to be improved and teachers must realize that rights and obligations must be balanced. Good professionalism is maintained and improved again considering that there is a significant relationship to teacher performance