URGENSI KEPALA SEKOLAH SEBAGAI PEMIMPIN PEMBELAJARAN DALAM MENCAPAI SEKOLAH BERPRESTASI PADA ERA DIGITAL

Abstract

This study aims to find out about the urgency of school principal
leadership in achieving outstanding schools in the digital era. This
study uses a qualitative approach, by seeking to explore the forms,
factors, and implications of principal learning leadership in the digital
era. Data collection was conducted using participant observation at
MTsN 2 Blitar and interviews with the principal and five teachers at
the school. The results of this study indicate that, first, the principal's
learning leadership in the digital era is by creating a school environment
that is responsive to digitalization, providing LEDs in each class and
allowing students to bring smartphone to school according to the needs
and material presented by the teacher. Second, there are challenging
factors that come from within and from outside the institution,
including human resources that do not respond to digital learning and
external obstacles, the lack of funds from the Ministry of Religion for
digitalization-based learning, and the lack of supporting infrastructure
for digital learning in madrasas. The three implications of the school
principal's learning leadership are the creation of a conducive digital-
based learning environment climate so that institutional and student
achievements, both academic and non-academic, are achieved so that
they become national-level pilot madrasah.