Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 326 3rd International Conference on Current Issues in Education (ICCIE 2018) The Effect of the Success Perception, Leaders’ Traits, and the Use of Power on the Vocational High School Leaders’ Behavior in Kebumen Regency Rokhmaniyah Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Sebelas Maret Solo, Indonesia
[email protected] Abstract—This article describes the results of causal manager, administrator, supervisor, leader, research that aims to obtain information related to the entrepreneur, and a climate maker (climator). influence of successful perceptions, the leader’ traits, and the use of power on the behavior of Vocational High At glance the observation carried out at some VHSs School (VHS) leaders. This study uses a quantitative throughout Kebumen Regency, Central Java, approach. The sample of the study consisted of 181 Indonesia, shows that some of VHS principals still did teachers randomly selected and the data were collected not yet play their role optimally. In fact, for example, by a questionnaire and analyzed using path analysis after as an educator, a VHS principal had not been able to all variables were incorporated into the correlation guide teachers and administrative staff in carrying out matrix. The research findings show that the behavior of VHS leaders is somewhat directly influenced by the their duties and providing quality education for their perceptions of success, their traits, and the use of power. graduates so that businesses and industries complain Based on these findings, it can be concluded that any about the low quality of their graduates. As a manager; change or variation that occurs in the behavior of VHS he/she might have insufficient managerial skills such leaders may be directly influenced by the perception of as managing schools and motivating teachers and success, leader’ traits, and the use of power.