The effect of principals’ transformational leadership on schools’ life in Indonesia: An empirical study in elementary schools of Merauke District, Papua, Indonesia

This study mainly discusses the direct effect of principals’ transformational leadership on school climate and teachers’ morale in elementary schools of Merauke district, Papua, Indonesia. This effect was tested with a sampel of 258 teachers drawn from amongst 1300 elementary school teachers of Merauke district, Papua, Indonesia. Data were analyzed quantatively using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 for windows. Result of the study shows that principals’ transformational leadership has a significant effect on school climate and teachers’ morale in elementary schools of Merauke district, Papua, Indonesia. This finding might be worthwhile for the government of Papua in general and especially of Merauke dictrict to pay more attention and to make an effort of creating different programs to provide principals with the suitable knowledges and skills relate to transformational leadership in order that teachers’ and students’ right would be adequately met.