Building Effective School Culture Through Visionary Leadership

DOI

10.2991/icest-17.2017.46How to use a DOI?

Keywords

culture, effective schools, visionary leadership

Abstract

The aim of this study is first to find out the profile of visionary leadership. Secondly, the mechanism adopted to implement a shared vision, and finally the strategies in building an effective school culture in SMA Negeri 2 Palopo. This research includes field research that is verified qualitatively. Data collection methods were interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the profile visionary leadership of principal includes having a clear vision and mission, strategic understanding environment, and character of visionary leadership. The mechanism adopted to implement a shared vision are analyzing the strategic environment and developing programs in strategic planning and operational planning. In addition, the strategy adopted in building an effective school culture is establishing the commitment of an effective culture, providing a thorough understanding of vision, mission and objectives of the school, determining clear policy direction, and emphasizing the importance of creativity and innovation.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Hilal Mahmud
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TI  - Building Effective School Culture Through Visionary Leadership
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Science, and Technology (ICEST 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 138
SN  - 2352-5398
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