The Influence of Academic Supervision and Transformational Leadership on Discipline and Its Implications for the Performance of Private Elementary School (SD) Teachers in Bekasi Regency

Abstract

This research aims to determine the effect of Academic Supervision on Performance; the influence of Transformational Leadership on Performance; the influence of Academic Supervision on Discipline; the influence of Transformational Leadership on Discipline; the influence of discipline on performance; indirect influence of Academic Supervision on Performance with Discipline as an Intervening Variable; and the indirect influence of Transformational Leadership on Performance with Discipline as an Intervening Variable for Private Elementary School Teachers in Bekasi Regency. This research uses quantitative research with a correlational approach. The research was conducted at a private elementary school in Bekasi Regency. The time of the research is June to. December 2024. The population is private elementary school teachers in Bekasi Regency, totaling 2680 teachers spread across 4 (four) sub-districts. The sampling technique used is proportional random sampling. The sample size was 235 people. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed based on a grid prepared based on the theory used in this research. Data analysis uses the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach and data is analyzed using Smart PLS. The findings of this research indicate that Academic Supervision has a positive and significant effect on performance; Transformational Leadership has a positive and significant effect on Performance; Academic Supervision has a positive and significant effect on Discipline; Transformational Leadership has a positive and significant effect on Discipline; Discipline has a positive and significant effect on performance; Academic Supervision has a positive and significant effect on Performance through Discipline; and Transformational Leadership has a positive and significant effect on Performance through Discipline of Private Elementary School Teachers in Bekasi Regency. This research has implications when wanting to improve the performance of private elementary school teachers, it is necessary to improve academic supervision and transformational leadership so that their discipline increases, which in turn improves their performance.