The Influence of Principals’ Leadership on the Work Motivation of Vocational High School Teachers in Padang

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of principals’ leadership on the work motivation of vocational high school teachers in Padang City. Accordingly, a sample of 80 teachers from various vocational high schools in the city was utilized for the research. Data collection was performed through two instruments, which were the principal’s leadership and teachers’ work motivation, and each used a 5-point Likert scale with 40 and 36 items, respectively. The data were analyzed via descriptive statistics and linear regression by employing Jeffrey’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP). Consequently, the results showed that the principal’s leadership had an effect of 60.9% on the work motivation of vocational high school teachers in Padang. Also, the need for an increase in the intensity of the principal‘s leadership to facilitate an improvement in their work motivation was indicated.