The Effect of School Leadership Based on Local Wisdom and School Culture on Teacher Job Satisfaction in Junior High Schools in Pati District
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https://doi.org/10.53797/icccmjssh.v5i3.10.2026Keywords:
school principal leadership, local wisdom, school culture, teacher job satisfactionAbstract
This study aims to: (1) identify the effect of school principal leadership based on local wisdom on teacher job satisfaction, (2) examine the effect of school culture on teacher job satisfaction, and (3) assess the simultaneous effect of school principal leadership based on local wisdom and school culture on teacher job satisfaction in public junior high schools in Pati District. This research adopts a quantitative approach with an ex post facto design. The sample consists of 147 civil servant teachers from public junior high schools in Pati District, selected through random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire, and data analysis involved classical assumption tests, normality test, linearity test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, regression analysis, t-test, F- test, and coefficient of determination (R²). The results show that: (1) school principal leadership based on local wisdom has a positive and significant effect on teacher job satisfaction with a t-value of 4.644 > t-table 1.656; (2) school culture has a positive and significant effect on teacher job satisfaction with a t-value of 8.521 > t-table 1.656; and (3) simultaneously, school principal leadership and school culture have a significant effect on teacher job satisfaction with an F-value of 405.715 > F-table 2.670 and an R Square of 0.849, which contributes 84.90%. Based on these findings, it is recommended that school principals implement local wisdom in their leadership and strengthen school culture to improve teacher job satisfaction, while teachers are expected to actively participate in strengthening school culture to achieve optimal learning outcomes.
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