Research Article
Principal’s Interpersonal Skills of Vocational Senior High School
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.31-8-2021.2313723, author={Nathanael Sitanggang and Putri Lynna Adelinna Luthan and Abdul Hamid K}, title={Principal’s Interpersonal Skills of Vocational Senior High School}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2021, 31 August 2021, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2021}, month={11}, keywords={interpersonal skills principal of vocational senior high school}, doi={10.4108/eai.31-8-2021.2313723} }- Nathanael Sitanggang
Putri Lynna Adelinna Luthan
Abdul Hamid K
Year: 2021
Principal’s Interpersonal Skills of Vocational Senior High School
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.31-8-2021.2313723
Abstract
This study aims to examine the interpersonal skills of the principal of Vocational Senior High School (SMK), the relationship of each indicator to the latent construct variable of interpersonal skills, and the most dominant indicator influencing the latent variable of the interpersonal skills of the Vocational Senior High School’s Principal. The method employed a survey. The samples were 161 teachers of Vocational Senior High School in Medan City. The instrument administered is a questionnaire that measures the interpersonal skills of Vocational Senior High Schools’ principals with a reliability coefficient of 0.95. The analysis technique is descriptive statistical analysis and SEM analysis using AMOS tools. The result of the research shows that the interpersonal skills of the Vocational Senior High School’s principal were classified as good (93.79%) and fairly good (6.21%). Furthermore, the ability to cooperate is the strongest indicator (75.69%) forming the latent construct variable of the principal’s interpersonal skill of Vocational Senior High School. If arranged, the latent construct variables for the interpersonal skills of Vocational Senior High School’s principal are 75.69% cooperative indicator, 50.97% of communication indicator, and 46.24% of social life indicator. The results of this study will contribute to education management.