Spiritual Leadership: Practical Implementation for School Principals in Indonesia

This study investigated the impact of Spiritual Leadership(SL) for school principals in Indonesia, both of the positives as well as its drawbacks. Although several researches have scrutinized the use of SL, those studies do not emphasis the relevance of SL in Indonesia, specifically in education con...

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Published inThe education review, USA Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 28 - 33
Main Author Prasetyo, Indra Dwi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elmhurst Hill Publishing Group Inc 25.03.2019
Subjects
Data Analysis
Educational Environment
Educational leadership
Ideology
Impact analysis
Learning Strategies
Principles
School environment
School principals
Spirituality
Teaching Methods
Indonesia
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Summary:This study investigated the impact of Spiritual Leadership(SL) for school principals in Indonesia, both of the positives as well as its drawbacks. Although several researches have scrutinized the use of SL, those studies do not emphasis the relevance of SL in Indonesia, specifically in education context. Therefore, this research attempts to reflect SL implementation in Indonesia which has the ideology of "Belief in Oneness God" as the first principle among other four principle of Pancasila (The Five Principles). Through the exploration of existing empirical studies, this investigation classifies three opportunities of implementing SL, including improving teachers' performances, enhancing teachers' commitment and creating inclusive environment. Besides, some challenges that potentially exist is also described. Both side of opportunities and drawbacks can be considered in implementing SL in the future school environments.
ISSN:2575-7938
2575-7946
DOI:10.26855/er.2019.03.001