THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MADRASAH PRINCIPAL IN IMPROVING TEACHER DISCIPLINE AT MAN 3 TAPANULI TENGAH

Abstract

This study aims to describe the role of the madrasa principal's leadership management in building a conducive madrasa culture to improve teacher discipline at MAN Sibolga. This research is field research with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used are interviews and observation. The subjects of this study were the principal, vice principal, teachers, administrative staff, and students. The data were analyzed by doing data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results of this study indicate that the principal of the madrasah plays a role in developing a culture in terms of values, such as initiative, togetherness, responsibility, sense of belonging, commitment, cooperation, and mutual understanding. , the spirit of unity, obeying the principles, guiding and motivating each other, innovative, hard-working, caring, disciplined and honest, clean culture, good relations, broad-minded, and so on. Obstacles in the development of madrasa culture are more dominant in the difficulty in applying discipline perfectly. Discipline will be difficult to realize without awareness from each individual. Therefore, the head of the madrasa always strives for discipline to always be upheld and put forward through the awareness of madrasa residents of their responsibilities in carrying out their duties at the madrasa.