Maximizing School Resources: Collaborative Leadership of Principal based on Local Wisdom Values

Abstract

School resources are the potential and capital to create an effective organizational climate. Efforts to create effectiveness can be realized through the collaborative leadership style of the principal as a policy maker. This study aimed to describe and analyze the principal collaborative leadership based on local wisdom value by maximizing school resources in building an effective academic culture. This study used a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach. The study was conducted in Purwakarta Regency at 5 State Junior High Schools (SMPN) demographically in urban and rural areas. Research participants were principals, teachers, staff, students, parents, government agencies, and community organizations. Data collection techniques were interviews, observation and documentation. The results of the study showed that local wisdom values namely SilihAsah, SilihAsih, and SilihAsuh or known as SILAS are Sundanese local wisdom values ??or known as 'kasundaan value' can be a bind the process of organizing educational activities in schools. The actualization of SILAS values ??is reflected in the behavior of all education stakeholders to develop quality and cultured education processes, namely motivation, responsibility, independence, care, exemplary, praise, equality, protection, and peer approach. Transformation of cultural values ??in educational practices is a process that is able to present an educational culture that has implications for the development of a harmonious, prosperous and characterized society.