Transformative School Leadership and Religious Culture in Student Discipline

Nurhasanah Nurhasanah; Mutoharoh Mutoharoh; Suandi Silalahi

doi:10.51276/edu.v7i3.1789

Authors

Nurhasanah Nurhasanah Universitas Bina Bangsa
Mutoharoh Mutoharoh Universitas Bina Bangsa
Suandi Silalahi Universitas Bina Bangsa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51276/edu.v7i3.1789

Keywords:

Character Education , Religious School Culture , Religious Values , Student Discipline , Transformational Leadership

Abstract

This study analyzes the role of transformational leadership in strengthening student discipline through the development of a school culture grounded in religious values. A qualitative approach was employed using an integrative literature review of sources on transformational leadership, religious school culture, value internalization, and student discipline. Analysis involved data condensation, thematic coding, cross-study comparison, conceptual synthesis, and conclusion drawing with verification. The synthesis indicates that role modeling, habituation, and collaboration are central strategies used to cultivate religious school culture. Religious value internalization develops through moral knowing, moral feeling, and moral action, linking value understanding with moral commitment and disciplined behavior. Organizational culture links leadership practices and student discipline. The study proposes a conceptual model that contextualizes Bass’s four transformational leadership dimensions through the Islamic values of amanah, ‘adl, shura, and ihsan as Al-Qudwah, Al-Targhib, Al-Tafkir, and Al-Ta’dib. The model provides a theoretically grounded framework for strengthening character education in Islamic educational institutions.

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Author Biographies

Nurhasanah Nurhasanah, Universitas Bina Bangsa

She was born in Purwakarta, Indonesia, on February 15, 1974. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Religious Education from IAIN SGD Bandung (1992–1996) and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Educational Management at the Graduate School of Universitas Bina Bangsa (UNIBA) Banten.

Mutoharoh Mutoharoh, Universitas Bina Bangsa

She was born in Serang, Indonesia, on May 10, 1982. She is a lecturer in the Master of Educational Management Program at Universitas Bina Bangsa (UNIBA), Banten. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Education from UIN SMHB Serang in 2009, a Master’s degree from UNTIRTA Banten in 2016, and a Doctorate in Educational Management from UNTIRTA Banten in 2023.

Suandi Silalahi, Universitas Bina Bangsa

He was born in Peajolo, Indonesia, on March 22, 1969. He is a lecturer in the Master of Educational Management Program at Universitas Bina Bangsa (UIBA), Banten. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Sciences from the University of North Sumatra in 1994, a Master’s degree in Ministry from the Jakarta School of Philosophy and Theology in 2007, and a Doctorate in Educational Management from the State University of Jakarta in 2019.

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