The Correlation between Innovative Leadership and Early Childhood Education Teacher Performance

Abstract

Given that they deal with complex difficulties on a daily basis and due to economic realities, educational leadership today needs to be more creative and innovative. A creative educational leadership talent that forms the basis of a person's leadership style is still necessary for any leadership style to be effective. This study aims to determine whether there is an influence of innovative leadership for improving the performance of educators in ECE institutions in Serang District. This research uses quantitative data collection through a survey. The results show a simple linear regression equation Y = a + bx, with the value of Y = 10.022 and X = 0.922, implying a positive b-coefficient. The correlation coefficient value = 0.755, signifying a strong correlation between the X and Y variables. The coefficient of determination is 57.1%, while the remaining 42.9% is influenced by other factors. The hypothesis testing provides tcount > ttable (20.714 > 7.739), so H0 is rejected, and Ha is accepted. Based on the result, there is a positive and significant influence of the innovative leadership of the ECE principals towards the performance of ECE educators.

Received: 20 February 2023 / Accepted: 19 April 2023 / Published: 5 May 2023