The Influence of School Supervisor Mentoring, Principal Leadership, and Teacher Work Motivation on Character Education Development at Elementary School in Bumiayu District

Authors

  • Saeful Amri Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia
  • Supandi Supandi Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia
  • Harjito Harjito Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51278/aj.v7i3.2971

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the influence of school supervisor guidance, principal leadership, and teacher work motivation on the development of character education at the elementary school (SD) in Bumiayu District, Brebes Regency. The study is motivated by the un-optimal development of character education in the area, as well as variations’ quality of supervisor guidance, principal leadership styles, and teacher work motivation levels influencing the successful implementation of character education. This study employed a quantitative approach by associative-correlational design uses multiple linear regression analysis. The population consisted of supervisors, school principals, and teachers from 58 elementary schools across seven administrative clusters in Bumiayu District. The sample is determined using Slovin's formula (with a 10% margin of error) and proportional random sampling, resulting in 61 respondents. The data are collected uses Likert scale questionnaire with 5 point (20 item), has been validated of both validity and reliability—and subsequently analysed using SPSS version 27. The analysis encompassed classical assumption tests, simple and multiple regression, t-tests, F-tests, the coefficient of determination, as well as relative and effective contributions. The research results indicate that school supervisor guidance, principal leadership, and teacher work motivation have a positive and significant effect on character education development when analyzed individually (Sig. < 0.05). Simultaneously, the three variables exert a positive and significant influence, with values ​​of R = 0.877, R-Square = 0.769, and calculated F = 63.262 (Sig. < 0.001). School supervisor guidance is the most dominant variable, contributing 40.52% effectively, followed by teacher work motivation (28.55%) and principal leadership (7.81%), resulting in a total contribution of 76.88% to character education development.

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2025-11-30

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Saeful Amri, Supandi, S., & Harjito , H. (2025). The Influence of School Supervisor Mentoring, Principal Leadership, and Teacher Work Motivation on Character Education Development at Elementary School in Bumiayu District. Attractive : Innovative Education Journal, 7(3), 452–461. https://doi.org/10.51278/aj.v7i3.2971

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