Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Implementasi Kebijakan Sekolah Ramah Anak di Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) Kota Semarang

Many junior high schools (SMP) in Semarang City have implemented Child-Friendly School (CFS)–based education. The implementation of policies in schools, including CFS, is influenced by several factors such as leadership, organizational culture, and organizational commitment. This study aims to examine the influence of principal leadership and organizational culture on the implementation of CFS in junior high schools in Semarang City, both directly and indirectly through organizational commitment as an intervening variable. This research employed a quantitative approach with a hypothesis-testing study design, involving 135 respondents comprising teachers and education personnel from six junior high schools in Semarang City. Data were collected using questionnaires, and data analysis was conducted through linear regression and path analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics 23. The results showed that principal leadership did not have an effect on organizational commitment, while organizational culture had a significant effect on organizational commitment in junior high schools in Semarang City. Furthermore, both principal leadership and organizational culture were proven to influence the implementation of CFS, and organizational commitment also affected the implementation of CFS. However, organizational commitment was not able to mediate the relationship between principal leadership and organizational culture with the implementation of CFS.