INFLUENCE LEADERSHIP AND DISCIPLINE OF TEACHERS' SERVICE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IN GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOL CALIXA VIQUEQUE

Authors

  • Cirilo Baltazar Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0001-1876-8853
  • Sancha Francisca da Conceição Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0008-5147-0105
  • Ilda Gurerres Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0000-6518-1242
  • Zeferino da Costa Brandão Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0006-4776-6697
  • Abdulah Soares Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0002-2795-0359
  • Elizito de Almeida Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0003-7526-4553
  • João da Silva State University of Malang, East Java, Indonesia orcid.org/0009-0003-9035-2738

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v13i6.6690

Keywords:

leadership, work discipline, teaching quality

Abstract

The objectives that will be achieved in this research are: 1) To know and analyze the influence of leadership on the quality of teaching; 2) To know and analyze the influence of teacher discipline on the quality of teaching; 3) To know and analyze the dominant influence of leadership and teacher discipline on the quality of teaching. This research was conducted on October 13-17, 2025. The population in this research is the total number of teachers in Calixa General Secondary School, 22 persons. This type of research is quantitative analysis and random methods. Data collection techniques are observation, questionnaire and documentation. Instrument testing is validity and reliability testing. The data analysis techniques are the Partial Multiple Correlation Test and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results of this research are: 1) Leadership (X1) has no significant influence on teaching quality (Y), because the significance value is greater than the significance level determined (0.887 < 0.05). Leadership does not show its good skills and capacity to collaborate and work together with members to achieve the vision, mission and in the institution; 2) Work discipline (X2) has a significant influence on teaching quality (Y)” because the significant value is lower than the significant value determined (0.025 < 0.05). Simultaneously influence the quality of teaching (Y)” because the significant value is greater than the significant value determined (1.678 < 10), meaning the model is free from multicollinearity problems or there is no case of multicollinearity.

Author Biographies

  • Cirilo Baltazar, Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL), Timor-Leste orcid.org/0009-0001-1876-8853

    Cirilo Baltazar, M.Pd, was graduated at Kupang, West Timor, Indonesia for Master of Education). He is holding a dean of Faculty of Education Science at Universidade Oriental Timor Lorosa’e, (UNITAL) now. He is a lecturer for teaching English, at the English Department so far, from 2013 until recent time and beside that he is continuing Dooctoral degree at Hasanudin State University of Sulawesi, Indonesia focusing on the English Literature. He is an author of Oriental Journal which belong to the University in Dili. He hold an Assitance rector for Students issues at the Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL) for 2 years. An author for Indian Journal article publications.

  • João da Silva, State University of Malang, East Java, Indonesia orcid.org/0009-0003-9035-2738

    João da Silva, MM (Hr), got the master degree at Gajayana private University of Malang, East Java Indonesia. He is a PhD student at State University of Malang, East Java, Indonesia, in Edcation Management. He is an author for various kind of Journals: Japendi-SINTA 4 of Indonesia Journal (1 article), academia.edu (4 articles); JPPM Indonesian Journal (group authors, 1 article), Indonesian Green nation Journal (1 article); India Journal: Ijriss (ethnography) 2 articles, Ijsrt (practical pedagogic research), Journal of Education studies (Mixed Curriculum) etc. He is also an English lecturer for Faculdade de Ciencia da Educação at Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e (UNITAL).

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2026-04-29

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