Volume 29, Issue 4, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.856
The Influence of Visionary Leadership towards The Teaching Profession in Indonesia
Abstract
Education like many sectors aspire for visionary leadership to match the present world
order. This study examines visionary leadership and its influence on the teaching profession and
the general education policy in Indonesia. The study used a quantitative descriptive approach
to conduct a study on teachers and heads of schools from a sample 40 schools purposively
selected from within Bandung area in West Java province of Indonesia. The findings revealed
that there is a significant influence of visionary leadership toward teacher readiness in
implementing educational policy. There is also a significant influence of teacher quality toward
teacher readiness in implementing education policy in Indonesia. Tests based on the teacher's
demographic aspects of gender, educational background, age, and teaching experience found
that there is no difference in the way visionary leadership influences of their readiness to
implement education policy. More attention needs to pay to improving visionary leadership in
Indonesian Education.
Keywords
Visionary leadership, teacher readiness, teacher quality Indonesia education policy