Motivation of teachers based on the school's culture and leadership of the principal

Abstract

This study aimed to determine and analyze the influence of the principal's leadership variables and school culture on the teacher’s work motivation. This used a cross-sectional survey design to determine and measure the level of influence between variables, such as principals' leadership, school culture, and teacher work motivation. Research questionnaires were distributed to 220 teachers to find out their perceptions of the principal's leadership, school culture, and teacher’s work motivation, then analyzed using the SEM-PLS. The results of the analysis revealed that the principal's leadership has a positive and significant direct effect on school culture. The principal's leadership does not have a direct significant effect on the teacher’s work motivation, school culture has a direct positive and significant effect on the teacher’s work motivation, and there is a positive indirect effect and significant to the teacher’s work motivation through school culture.

Keywords: Leadership; motivation; principal; school culture.