The Effect of Transformational Leadership, Work Discipline, and Satisdaction on Lecturers’ Performance at the Tarbiyah and Teaching Faculty of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin

Abstract

Lecturer performance is critical in determining the quality of education in higher education. The objective of the study is to analyze some variables that theoretically influence the lecturers’ performance. Those variables are Transformational Leadership, Work Discipline, and Job Satisfaction. This study was conducted at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training of Antasari UIN Banjarmasin. This research uses quantitative descriptive method. A research sample of 125 people was chosen randomly from 181 lecturers at the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Banjarmasin. The data collection was done using a valid and reliable questionnaire and analyzed using Path Analysis technique. The results show: (1) transformational leadership, work discipline, and job satisfaction have a direct correlation to the lecturers’ performance; and (2) It also confirms that there is an indirect effect of the transformational leadership and work discipline through job satisfaction on the lecturers’ performance at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training at UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. This study concludes that different results obtained in terms of influence and significance and for the independent variables studied.