Transformational Leadership in Building a Collaborative School Culture
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Zahrotur RoifahUIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung
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Prim MasrokanUIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung
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Arum Wardatul Husna AsyauqiyaUIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung
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- Keywords
- Transformational Leadership, Collaborative School Culture, Educational Leadership
- Abstract
The development of collaborative school culture has become an increasingly important challenge in the Society 5.0 era, as educational institutions are expected to foster teacher engagement, professional collaboration, and organizational effectiveness beyond academic achievement. Transformational leadership provides a theoretical framework for understanding how leaders influence organizational values, empower teachers, and establish shared commitments; however, the mechanisms through which this leadership approach builds collaborative school culture remain insufficiently synthesized. This study aims to analyze the role of transformational leadership in developing collaborative school culture, particularly its underlying mechanisms and implementation challenges. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted on ten selected articles published between 2021 and 2026, identified through Google Scholar and Scopus-indexed sources using predefined selection criteria. The findings reveal that transformational leadership promotes collaborative culture through shared vision, inspirational motivation, teacher empowerment, and supportive participatory environments. These practices strengthen communication, professional collaboration, and school-community engagement, contributing to teacher motivation, learning quality, and organizational effectiveness. Nevertheless, resistance to change, limited resources, and administrative burdens remain significant implementation barriers. This study concludes that transformational leadership serves as an organizational mechanism for institutionalizing collaboration. It recommends strengthening teacher empowerment, participatory decision-making, and shared leadership practices to achieve sustainable school improvement.
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- 2026-11-09
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Roifah, Z., Masrokan, P. M., & Husna Asyauqiya, A. W. (2026). Transformational Leadership in Building a Collaborative School Culture. JIEMAN: Journal of Islamic Educational Management, 8(2), 120–133. https://doi.org/10.35719/jieman.v8i2.367
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