THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE OF PRINCIPLES AND PERFORMANCE OF TEACHERS TOWARD THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN JATILAWANG SUB-DISTRICT OF BANYUMAS REGENCY

The study was initiated from the preliminary observation in one of the primary schools in Jatilawang subdistrict. There was the barrier of the primary schools' quality that was affected by the principles' leadership style and the teachers' performance. After being related to the quality theory, actually those two elements were the factors that affected the quality. The study was aimed at: 1) finding out the effect of the principles' leadership style toward the primary schools' quality in Jatilawang sub-district; 2) finding out the effect of the teachers' performance toward the primary schools' quality; 3) finding out the effect of the principles' leadership style and the teachers' performance toward the primary schools' quality. It was survey quantitative study. The subjects were the principles and the primary school teachers. The objects were the effect of the principles' leadership style and the teachers' performance toward the primary schools' quality. The questionnaires were used to collect the data. The result of the first hypothesis revealed that there was the significant effect of the principles' leadership style toward the primary schools' quality. The result of the second hypothesis revealed that there was the significant effect of the teachers' performance toward the primary schools' quality. The result of the third hypothesis revealed that there was significant effect of the principles' leadership style and the teachers' performance toward the primary schools. Therefore, it can be concluded that the principles' leadership style and the teachers' performance affect the primary schools' quality.