Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part G (2022)

Abstract
The objectives to be achieved in this research are to know, analyze and describe: 1. Implementation of principal leadership at Junior high school 9 South Halmahera. 2. Factors that support and hinder the leadership of the principal at Junior high school 9 South Halmahera. 3. Alternatives/efforts to be made to the factors that hinder the leadership of the principal at Junior high school 9 South Halmahera. This type of research uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Research place was carried out and took place at Junior high school 9 South Halmahera. Research subjects are researchers whose role is to collect and process data. Furthermore, the collected data is made in the form of reports. This is done so that the validity of data and information collection is more accurate. In the interview, the key informants were the Principal himself (1 person), Deputy Principal (1 person), teachers (1 person), Homeroom (1 person), Administration (1 person), School Committee (Chairman of the Committee). The data collection techniques in this study refer to the procedures proposed by Nasution (1996:33), namely: First, the Orientation Stage. In this stage, the researcher's activities include: observing the state of Junior high school 9 South Halmahera, identifying problems as the focus of the problem, looking for literature that is relevant to the problem being studied. Furthermore, in carrying out these stages, the researcher will use several data collection techniques, namely interviews, observation, and documentation. In this study, the data analysis technique used by the researcher used the Miles and Huberman model. Data analysis in qualitative research is carried out at the time of data collection, data reduction and data verification (Conclusions) From the overall results of this study, the following conclusions can be drawn: The implementation of the principal's leadership at Junior high school 9 South Halmahera is shown in several roles, namely as educators, managers, administrator, supervisors, leaders, entrepreneurs, and climate creators. The factors that support the implementation of the leadership of the principal of Junior high school 9 South Halmahera are: a) There is a school program planning, b) The existence of a small number of students will make it easier for teachers to manage the class effectively, c) Most of the teachers are young and have high enthusiasm, d) The principal also meets the criteria as a leader in the school. The inhibiting factors for the implementation of the principal's leadership of Junior high school 9 South Halmahera are: a) Limited number of teachers. b) Accommodating teachers who do not match the diploma. c) The wages of honorary teachers are limited and the distribution takes a long time.d) Long span of control to district city e) The lack of facilities and infrastructure, so that students have difficulty in learning. f) Some of the budget has been diverted to other development programs, namely the provision of school wifi. Efforts to overcome the factors inhibiting the implementation of the leadership of the principal of Junior high school 9 South Halmahera, namely: a. Overcome the shortage of teachers by finding additional teachers. b. Procurement of school facilities and infrastructure.