Principal Leadership Strategies in Building an Organizational Culture Based on Islamic Values in Elementary Schools
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Principal Leadership, Organizational Culture, Islamic Values, Prophetic Leadership, Elementary SchoolAbstract
This study explores the principal's leadership strategies in developing an organizational culture based on Islamic values at the elementary school level. Amid the wave of globalization and moral disruption, student character building requires a school ecosystem deeply rooted in Islamic values, rather than merely relying on written curriculum formality. Using a qualitative approach with a case study design at SDN 3 Karangmangu, data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document study. The results indicate that the principal's prophetic-transformational leadership successfully bridges the gap between normative documents (espoused values) and daily practices through the utilization of primary and secondary embedding mechanisms. The implications of this study enrich Edgar H. Schein's organizational culture theory by integrating spiritual and prophetic dimensions into basic education institution governance.
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