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PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP ON ACCELERATION PROGRAM
AT
SMAN 1 PURWOREJO
THESIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting M aster Degree of Education
in Educational M anagement Department
Marceles Pamungkas
Q.100.100.221
GRADUATE SCHOOL
M UHAM M ADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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AUTHENTICITY DECLARATION OF THESIS
M e m yself w ho give signat ure below :
Name : M arceles Pamungkas
St udent ’s Regist er Num ber : Q.100.100.221
Program of St udy : M ast er Degree of Educat ion M anagem ent
Concent rat ion : M anagement of Educat ion Syst em
Tit le of Thesis :
Principal Leadership On Acceleration Program a t
SMAN 1 Purworejo
I declare t ruly t hat t he t hesis I have submit t ed is originally made by myself, for
except ion are cit at ions and resumes t hat t horoughly I have explained in t he
sources, and if in t he fut ure it can be proved t hat my t hesis is one of plagiarism, I
am w illing if my t it le and mast er cert ificat e given by t he universit y w ill be
cancelled.
Surakart a, M ay 20th 2013
Writer,
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M OTTO" Thingsm ay com e t o t hosew ho w ait , but only t he t hings left by t hose w ho
hust le." (Abraham Lincoln).
" Success is not final, failure is not fat al: it is t he courage t o cont inue t hat
count s." (Sir Winst on Churchill)
Vision w it hout act ion is m erely a dream . Act ion w it hout vision just passes t he
t im e. Vision w it h act ion can change t he w orld. (Joel Art hur Barker)
DEDICATION
I dedicat e t his t hesis t o :
1. My beloved wife t hat alw ays support s me
2. M y children t hat alw ays become my inspirat ion
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AKNOW LEDGM ENT
Praise and grat it ude t o Allah SWT w hich has provided an abundance of
His grace and guidance t o t he w rit er, he found t he st rengt h t o finish t his t hesis. It
w as realized t hat t his t hesis is st ill a lot of w eaknesses because of t he limit at ions
of t he w rit er bot h in science and know ledge. This st udy cannot be separat ed
from t he guidance, support , and brainst orming of all part ies, t herefore t he
aut hors w ould like t o t ake t his opport unit y t o t hank t he honorable
1. Prof. Dr. Bambang Set iaji, Rect or of M uhammadiyah Universit y of Surakart a
w ho had given a variet y of facilit ies in complet ing st udies at Surakart a
M uhammadiyah Universit y.
2. Prof. Dr. Khudzaifah Dimyat i, M . Hum., The Direct or of Graduat e School w ho
h ad given opport unit y t o t he w rit er t o cont inue t he st udy.
3. Prof. Dr. Bambang Sumardjoko, M .Pd. Head of Educat ion M nagement
Depart t em ent has given support and advices in t he process of w rit ing t hesis
4. Prof. Dr. Budi M urt iyasa, M . Kom., Head of Educat ional M anagem ent
Depart m ent , Graduat e School, M uham m adiyah Universit y of Surakart a.
5. Dra. Dw i Haryant i, M .Hum, t he second advisor t hat had given guidance,
support and advices t o t he w rit er
6. The principal and t eachers of SM A Negeri 1 Purworejo t hat helped t he w rit er in t his research.
Wit h t he complet ion of t he w rit ing of t his research paper, t he w rit er
recognizes t here are manyt hings t hat need t o be refined. Const ruct ion crit icisms
and suggest ions are encouraged t o t he reader for t he perfect ion of t his t hesis.
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SUM M ARYThe purposes of t his st udy are t o describe (1) t he charact erist ics of t he principal's leadership in managing human resources in an accelerat ed program at
SM AN 1 Purw orejo, (2) t he charact erist ics of t he principal's leadership in
m ot ivat ing st udent s in t he accelerat ed program , (3) t he charact erist ics of t he principal's leadership in managing facilit ies and infrast ruct ure in t he accelerat ed program .
This research is a qualit at i ve research using et hnography design. The research subject s w ere t he principal, accelerat ed program t eachers, t he school board and st udent s. Dat a w as collect ed using t he follow ing met hods: int erview , observat ion, and document at ion. An int eract ive model of analysis was used t o analyze dat a. The result s show t hat : (1) t he principal's leadership in human resource management included: t o provide services for t alent ed st udent s, t he accelerat ed program management w as separat ed from t he regular program, t he select ion process of t eachers w as done by t he observat ion and assessment from t he principal, chairman of t he program and st udent s, t he principal provided guidance t o st udent s, implement ed an effect ive learning syst em, and invit ed a psychologist t o help solve pro blem, (2) principal’s leadership in mot ivat ing st udent s: t he principal gave guidance t o st udent s on a regular basis, t he principal gave rew ards t o st udent s w ho have high achievement and sanct ions for t hose w ho have low achievement , (3) principal’s leadersh ip in t he management of facilit ies and infrast ruct ure: t he principal t ried t o complement t he provision of infrast ruct ure facilit ies such as LCD, air condit ioning, overhead project or, comput er and handbooks; t he principal equipped class library and locker in t he classroom, conduct ed cont rolling, monit oring of ut ilizat ion and maint enance of infrast ruct ure facilit ies. The principal managed t he infrast ruct ure based on suggest ion from t he chairm an of t he program .
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CHAPTER IV DATA DESCRIPTION AN D FINDING... 24
A. Dat a Descript ion... 24
1. Principal’s Leadership in Hum an Resource M anagement of t he Accelerat ed Program at SM A Negeri 1 Purw orejo ... 24
2. Principal’s Leadership in M ot ivat ing St udent s of the Accelerat ed Program in SM A Negeri 1 Purw orejo ... 31
3. Principal’s Leadership in the Facilit y and Infrast ructure M anagem ent of t h e Accelerat ed Program in SM A Negeri 1 Purw orejo ... 37
B. Finding ... 42
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION AND PROPOSITION ... 46
A. Discussion ... 46
1. Principal’s Leadership in Human Resource M anagement of t he Accelerat ed Program at SM A Negeri 1 Purw orejo... 46
2. Principal’s Leadership in M ot ivat ing St udent s of t he Accelerat ed Program in SM A Negeri 1 Purw orejo... 51
3. Principal’s Leadership in t he Facilit y and Infrast ruct ure M anagement of t h e Accelerat ed Program in SM A Negeri 1 Purw orejo... 53
B. Proposit ion ... 56
CHAPTER VI CLOSING ... 58
A. Conclusion ... 58
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C. Recommendat ion ... 60
