Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Law, Social Science, Economics, and Education, MALAPY 2022, 28 May 2022, Tegal, Indonesia

Research Article

Transformational Leadership In Realizing Humanist Character Education For The Alpha Generation

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.28-5-2022.2320484,
        author={Gusma Abdullah Nur Muhammad and Sitti  Hartinah and Dewi  Apriani},
        title={Transformational Leadership In Realizing Humanist Character Education For The Alpha Generation},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Law, Social Science, Economics, and Education, MALAPY 2022, 28 May 2022, Tegal, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={MALAPY},
        year={2022},
        month={8},
        keywords={generation alpha transformational leadership humanist character education},
        doi={10.4108/eai.28-5-2022.2320484}
    }
    
  • Gusma Abdullah Nur Muhammad
    Sitti Hartinah
    Dewi Apriani
    Year: 2022
    Transformational Leadership In Realizing Humanist Character Education For The Alpha Generation
    MALAPY
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.28-5-2022.2320484
Gusma Abdullah Nur Muhammad1,*, Sitti Hartinah1, Dewi Apriani1
  • 1: Universitas Pancasakti Tegal
*Contact email: abdullahnurmuhammad@gmail.com

Abstract

The discussion about the Alpha generation cannot be separated from education. Mainly humanist character education. This study uses a library research method by studying data sourced from books and scientific journals that discuss the Alpha generation, humanist character education, and transformational leadership. The goal is to find out how the contribution of transformational leadership in realizing humanist education for the Alpha generation. From this study, the results obtained; 1) Humanist character education is needed to reduce negative things and optimize the individual potential of the Alpha generation. 2) Based on the facts above, schools need to improve to change the new paradigm of the direction and purpose of education, namely the formation of knowledge and personality of students through increasing the intensity and quality of character education. 3) The role of leadership in realizing education based on human values ​​is very large. 4) In this era, school principals are required to present humanist leadership; humanize humans. Not a rigid authoritarian leadership or leadership that merely performs administrative functions; 5) The contribution of the principal's transformational leadership to implement humanist character education in schools must appear in several strategic steps.