The Strategies of School Management to Enhance The Moral School Model

Abstract

          This research aimed to (1) develop strategies of school management to enhance the moral school model, (2) affirm strategies of school management to enhance the moral school model. This research applied mixed-method paradigm which combined quantitative and qualitative research. The questionnaire was used as the research instrument. The participants were 480 stakeholders including administrators, project-head teachers, and general teachers from 136 schools of 3-star moral schools that were qualified to become 4 stars moral schools.
          A result of this study was found in the following aspects.
          1) The strategies of school management to enhance the moral school model consisting of 5 mains strategies which were 1) impelling processes of morality development in schools, 2) propelling the participation of all related stakeholders in morality development (school administrators, teachers, students, educational officer, parents and community), 3) reinforcing knowledge and innovation to enhance morality and ethics in school, 4) developing school learning resources, 5) enhancing the strategies of school management. The model with 8 minor strategies and 34 methods. The result of the strategies evaluation was in the highest level.
          2) The affirmation/certification of the school management strategies found that the school management strategies to enhance moral school consisted of 5 major strategies and 8 minor strategies with 34 methods. Overall, the correctness, appropriateness, and usefulness were in the highest level. According to the results from mean score (M) and standard deviation (S.D), it is found that the results were similar to the 7 experts’ opinion, which mostly rating in 4 and 5 level. As a result, the opinions of the experts were committed to school management strategies to enhance moral school model with correctness, appropriateness, and usefulness in order to apply the strategies in school management. In order to implement the strategies in practice, school administrators ought to display behavior as a model, have the effective communication and staff improvement system and monitor them regularly.