Actualization of professional values in the change of pra excellent madrasah: Case study on state Islamic elementary school I Malang

The success of madrasah can simply reflect values and beliefs owned by the leader of madrasah on what to achieve by the school. Additionally, values and beliefs are potentially influential on leadership practice of madrasah leader for the advancement of madrasah, started from the leadership processes and procedures. For the research focus is centered on the “process of phenomena” of how the professional values of madrasah leader can organize the change of madrasah to be successful and is aimed at obtaining deep comprehension on the phenomena, this research purposively employs qualitative approach. Besides, this research uses case study in which the professional values data of excellent madrasah leader in controlling the madrasah transformation comprise complex, holistic, natural and multi-interpreted events. There are three techniques to collect the data, known as participant observation, in-depth interview and study documentation. The data are analyzed by testing, categorizing, tabulating, or recombining of empirical proofs to construct initial propositions of research. The concluding remarks of this research exemplify that values and beliefs that underpin madrasah leader’s belief to control revolution in Islamic Elementary School (MIN) I Malang is strongly believed by madrasah leader in which the school processes are its articulation form. The professional beliefs and values of MIN 1 Malang leader are optimism and self-confidence, a strong commitment to change and development, discipline, commitment to success / achievement, and oriented to the development of students