IDENTIFYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HINDU CULTURAL VALUES (ASTA BRATA) –BASED LEADERSHIP STYLE AS USED BY PRINCIPALS OF PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN TABANAN REGENCY
I Nyoman Natajaya

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out the implementation of Hindu cultural values (Asta Brata) – based leadership style as used by principals of public junior high schools in Tabanan regency. This study used a descriptive research design and was expost facto in its nature. The population of the schools in this study was all of public junior high schools in Tabanan region, the school sample was determined by purposive random sampling, which consisted of 6 schools in which 2 schools for each of the following locations: the regency town, the district town, and the village. The teacher population in this study was all teachers who teach at public junior high schools which were selected as school sample. The teacher sample was also determined by using purposive random sampling technique, which in this study consisted of 40 teachers from each of the following locations: the regency capital and the district towns, and 30 teachers from the villages. So the number of the teacher sample in all was 220. The data were collected using a questionnaire which had been tested for its validity and reliability, which was supplemented with interview and in-depth discussion. The data were analyzed using a descriptive analysis and qualitative interpretation. The results showed that the perception of the teachers of the implementation of Hindu cultural values (Asta Brata) as used by the principals of public junior high schools in the regency and district towns can be categorized into the very good category, and the perception of the teachers of the implementation of Hindu cultural values (Asta Brata) as used by the principals of public junior high schools in the villages can be categorized into the very good category too.

Keywords: Leadership Style, Hindu Culture, Principals

Topic: Other Areas of Education